galena

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see also: Galena

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Noun

galena (uncountable)

1. (mineral) A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead. [From circa 1600.]
   • 1939 November, Raymond B. Wailes, Chemical Engineering for Home Experimenters, Popular Science, page 207 ↗,

     You can easily extract lead from galena, a natural mineral which has been used in crystal radio receivers.

   • 1942, G. F. Loughlin, A. H. Koschmann, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Magdalena Mining District, New Mexico, Geological Survey Professional Paper, Issue 200, page 98 ↗,

     The galena of the ore contains microscopic inclusions of various forms that become visible upon polished surfaces etched with hydrochloric or nitric acid.

   • 1953, National Research Council (U.S.), Report of the Committee on the Measurement of Geologic Time, page 132 ↗,

     These samples had higher Pb²⁰⁶ and Pb²⁰⁸ abundances than any other galenas yet examined.

   • 2008, Sanghamitra Ghosh, Heavy Stable Isotope Investigations in Environmental Science and Archaeology, page 77 ↗,

     Very little galena has been reported (recovered mostly from burial mounds) in the Great Lakes region indicating that the mineral was not a major interregional exchange commodity during this period. However, numerous galenas have been recovered from the lower Mississippi Valley region and Florida indicating that galena was part of an important north-south exchange system (Walthall 1981).

2. (medicine, obsolete) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriac.

Synonyms

• galenite
• lead glance

Related terms

• galenic
• galenical
• galeniferous

Translations

• French: galène
• German: Galenit
• Portuguese: galena
• Spanish: galena

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Galena

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Proper noun

1. A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.
   1. A small city in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska.
   2. A city/county seat in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Named after the mineral galena.
   3. A census-designated place in Floyd County, Indiana.
   4. A city in Cherokee County, Kansas.
   5. A town in Kent County, Maryland.
   6. A small city/county seat in Stone County, Missouri.
   7. A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada.
   8. A ghost town in Washoe County, Nevada.
   9. A village in Delaware County, Ohio.
   10. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon.
   11. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
   12. A ghost town in Snohomish County, Washington.

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