Galena By Luke and Caroline
What is Galena? Galena (gal-ee-na) is a silvery blue mineral, with a cubic shape. It’s used to make lead and lead acid batteries.
Properties of Galena Streak: lead gray to black Luster: metallic gray Hardness: 2.5 Harder than: talc, gypsum Softer than: diamond, pyrite Cleavage: perfect
Interesting Facts About Galena It is the most common mineral that contains lead Galena is one of the easiest minerals to smelt/burn Galena park is named after the mineral galena
Where is galena found? Galena is found in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Hhheeelllo
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