Galena |
Lead sulfide (PbS) |
(Image is of ore composed of galena and sphalerite) |
 Image acquired with Kodak C875 Digital Camera, Image © G. Manders |
Galena is the most common of all lead minerals and cleavage is perfect in three directions at 90 degrees. In this specimen, the galena deposits are the larger chunks and naturally occur in beautiful cubes and octahedrons. |
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