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1 Galena By Luke and Caroline

2 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.

3 Properties of Galena Streak: lead gray to black Luster: metallic gray Hardness: 2.5 Harder than: talc, gypsum Softer than: diamond, pyrite Cleavage: perfect

4 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

5 Where is galena found? Galena is found in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Hhheeelllo

6 Resources: 3/21/14 Ghttps://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRLYgXiyie1wy7DblBhl7m894oNe5Mqkr5UkTifccls0FHiltVk 3/21/14 galenagirl.tumblr.com 3/21/14 wY7hUo45ryWQ

7 More Resources 3/24/14 3/25/14

8 The End! Thank you for watching!


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