galena

Example Sentences

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Hall said the increase stemmed from a greater concentration of the mineral galena in the mined rock.

From Seattle Times

This corresponds to the spread of Phoenician traders and settlers from their home cities in the Levant into the western Mediterranean, and the consequent exploitation of galena mines in Iberia.

From Economist

The bill would make limestone the state rock, galena the state mineral and jelinite the state gemstone.

From Seattle Times

As well as its tourist-friendly natural beauty, the area's volcanic and limestone geology also provided the perfect conditions for mineralising the lead sulphide ore called galena.

From BBC

Ar. alÐkohl a powder of antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with.

From Project Gutenberg