Galena

**Chemical composition:** PbS

**Hardness:** 2.8

**Density:** 7.2‒7.6 g/cm³

**Crystal system:** Cubic (Isometric)

**Luster:** ​​Metallic

**Info:** Galena, also called lead glance, is the most important ore of lead and silver. Galena shows often cubic and octahedral forms and is often associated with the minerals sphalerite, pyrite, calcite, quartz or fluorite.

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