Lead
Galena is a mineral.
No, we don't use galena is pencils. Galena is the primary ore of the metal lead, and this mineral, PbS, is recovered for that purpose. We also often recover silver as a byproduct of lead processing. It is graphite that is used in pencils, and the mineral graphite is an allotrope of carbon.
Galena is metallic.
No, galena is not a mineral oxide. It is a sulfide mineral composed of lead and sulfur. Oxides are minerals that are composed of oxygen combined with a metal or other element.
Galena is in the sulfide group of minerals.
galena
Galena mineral typically appears with a streak color that is gray to black.
Galena is a lead gray color. Galena is the natural mineral form of lead sulfide, and an important source of silver.
Fluorite is a common mineral that forms in a variety of colors. Galena is a lead sulfide mineral with a metallic luster. Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral commonly used in construction materials.
iodine
the mineral with the ore of lead is galena
Galena