Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
galena , 2. - noun Same as
Galenist .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) Galena; lead ore.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A mineral,
lead ore, leadsulphide ,galena .
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Examples
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The principal veins are from twelve to twenty-four inches wide, and carry besides gold, sulphurets, pyrite, galenite, &c.
North Carolina and its Resources. North Carolina. Board of Agriculture. 1896
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The tiny pitcher looks as if it were varnished with galenite.
Bramble-Bees and Others Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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The gold obtained in Cherokee county is found: (I) in the gravel underlying the broad bottoms of Valley river and other streams; (2), in the schists and the included quartz stringers or veins of the more elevated country bordering these valleys; (3), in the iron ore beds which skirt Valley river along its whole length, and occur with several reduplications or foldings at intervals for several miles to the east; (4), in the limestone, which is usually closely associated with the iron ore beds, and contains gold in connection with galenite and possibly also in quartz veins, which traverse it.
North Carolina and its Resources. North Carolina. Board of Agriculture. 1896
bilby commented on the word galenite
Discovered on a windy evening, fo shure.
January 16, 2024