Galena
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Sulfide
- Crystal system
- Cubic
- Hardness
- Soft (Mohs under 3)
- Colour
- Grey, Metallic
- Lustre
- Metallic
- Use
- Ore
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Thin wires touching galena crystals worked as simple radio detectors, called cat's whiskers, in early radios.
- Ancient Egyptians ground galena into kohl, a black eye makeup.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q37559 · All stones · All entries