Galena Mineral Data

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General Galena Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: PbS
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 239.27 gm
   Lead    86.60 %  Pb
   Sulfur  13.40 %  S
          ______ 
          100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: PbS
Help on Environment: Environment: Lead sulfide ore veins, and disseminated in igneous and sedimentary rocks.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric
Help on Locality: Locality: Joplin district of Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma and other world wide occurrences. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: The Roman naturalist, Pliny, used the name galena to describe lead ore.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Galena Say GALENA
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Blue Lead
  ICSD 38293
  Lead Glance
  PDF 5-592
 

Galena Image

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Galena

Comments: Galena on pyrrhotite. The crystals of galena reach to 1.5 cm across. All are cubic with octahedral modifications.
Location: Dal'Negorsk, Russia. Scale: 8x10 cm.
© John Veevaert
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Galena   Plumbojarosite

Comments: Yellow, earthy plumbojarosite on massive, gray galena.
Location: Quarry No 3, Königshain, Oberlausitz, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Galena Crystallography
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 5.936, Z = 4; V = 209.16 Den(Calc)= 7.60
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.969(1), 3.429(0.84), 2.099(0.57),
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Forms: ( 1 0 0) ( 1 1 1)

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Ramsdell L S , American Mineralogist , 10 (1925) p.281-304, The crystal structures of some metallic sulfides

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Physical Properties of Galena

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: {001} Perfect, {010} Perfect, {100} Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Light lead gray, Dark lead gray.
Help on Density: Density: 7.2 - 7.6, Average = 7.4
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Opaque
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.
Help on Habit: Habit: Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.
Help on Habit: Habit: Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 2.5 - Finger Nail
Help on Luminescence: Luminescence: Non-fluorescent.
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
Help on Magnetism: Magnetism: Nonmagnetic
Help on Streak: Streak: grayish black
 

Optical Properties of Galena

Help on RL Color: RL Color: White.
Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Galena in Air
λ R  ∑ R(λ) 
 400 nm   52.80   
 420 nm   50.50 
 440 nm   48.20 
 460 nm   46.40 
 480 nm   45.00 
 500 nm   43.90 
 520 nm   43.00 
 540 nm   42.40 
 560 nm   41.90 
 580 nm   41.60 
 600 nm   41.50 
 620 nm   41.60 
 640 nm   41.80 
 660 nm   41.90 
 680 nm   42.10 
 700 nm   42.20 
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Galena in Air
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Calculated Properties of Galena

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.23 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Galena =7.60 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.19
Boson Index = 0.81
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEGalena =1,623.65 barns/electron
U=PEGalena x rElectron Density=10108.40 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Galena is Not Radioactive
 

Galena Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 02.08.01.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides
  (02.08)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1
  (02.08.01)Galena Group (Isometric: Fm3m)
 
02.08.01.01 Galena PbS F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.08.01.02 Clausthalite PbSe F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.08.01.03 Altaite PbTe F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.08.01.04 Alabandite MnS F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.08.01.05 Oldhamite (Ca,Mg,Fe)S F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.08.01.06 Niningerite (Mg,Fe,Mn)S F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.08.01.07 Borovskite Pd3SbTe4 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.08.01.08 Crerarite (Pt,Pb)Bi3(S,Se)4-x(x~0.7) F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.08.01.09 Keilite! (Fe,Mn,Mg,Ca,Cr)S F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 02.CD.10 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf
  02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar)
  02.CD -With Sn, Pb, Hg, etc.
 
02.CD.10 Alabandite MnS F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.CD.10 Altaite PbTe F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.CD.10 Galena PbS F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.CD.10 Clausthalite PbSe F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.CD.10 Niningerite (Mg,Fe,Mn)S F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.CD.10 Oldhamite (Ca,Mg,Fe)S F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.CD.10 Keilite! (Fe,Mn,Mg,Ca,Cr)S F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 

Other Galena Information
Help on References: References: NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Galena :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
3 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
4 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
5 - Athena
6 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn)
7 - Franklin Minerals(Palache)
8 - GeoScienceWorld
9 - Glendale Community College
10 - Google Images
11 - Google Scholar
12 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
13 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
14 - HyperPhysics
15 - MinDAT
16 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
17 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
18 - NSDL Reciprocal Net (JAVA)
19 - Online Mineral Museum
20 - Philatelic Mineralogy
21 - QUT Mineral Atlas
22 - Ruff.Info
23 - Scandinavian mineral gallery
24 - WWW-MINCRYST
25 - YupRocks

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Galena

PbS
Dana No: 02.08.01.01 Strunz No: 02.CD.10
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