Galena Mineral Uses and Properties - Geology

ChemistryCompositionStructureHistoryPropertiesEnvironmentCauseUsesGalena is a lead sulfide mineral with a chemical composition of PbS. It is the world's primary ore of lead and is mined from a large number of deposits in many countries. It is found in igneous and metamorphic rocks in medium- to low-temperature hydrothermal veins. In sedimentary rocks it occurs as veins, breccia 在geology上Chemical Classification: Sulfide3