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The main source of lead is an ore called galena. Galena is a crystalline form of lead sulphide (PbS), is grey and forms cubic crystals (or sometimes shaped like cubes with their corners sliced off) and occurs abundantly in many countries. Near where I live in the UK (in the Mendip Hills) are remains of lead mines that were worked 2000 years ago by the Romans. If you look carefully you can still see small amounts of galena on the surface of the ground even today.
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How is gypsum mined?
After a source of gypsum is found, regular mining equipment will be used to extract it from the ground. As with mining other minerals, mining gypsum can lead to environmental harm.
What are the minerals of lead?
Lead is an element. Its elemental symbol is Pb (shorthand of the Latin word plumbum, as it was used for plumbing) and its atomic number is 82. It is the second to last nonradioactive element. As it is an element and therefore is pure. Everything is made of elements; elements are made of nothing but protons, neutrons, and electrons.
What does lead and oxygen make?
lead oxide
Is lead not as in pencil lead magnetic?
Lead is not magnetic. Pencil lead is really carbon, in the form of graphite, and it is not magnetic.
What elements are in lead chloride?
Lead carbonate, PbCO3, contains iron (Pb), carbon (C), and oxygen (O).
What do you mean by lead source?
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What is the main source of the lead?
The main source of lead will have to be Galena
What are the sources of lead?
Galena is the source
What is the source of the lead found in the earth's crust?
granite
Which areas were a source of lead for the Phoenicians?
Spain, Sardinia.
What metals come from galena ore?
The ore galena (lead II sulfide) is the major source of lead.
What is the mineral galena made of?
It is the natural mineral form of lead sulphide. It is an important ore of lead and a source of silver
What is the major source of lead pollution in Indian cities?
Urbanization and industrialization
What colour is the mineral galena?
Galena is a lead gray color. Galena is the natural mineral form of lead sulfide, and an important source of silver.
Mutations are a source of what in a species?
Genetic variation, which can lead to evoloution, and then potentially a new species.
Is there galena in batteries?
Galena is lead sulfide, an important source of the metal lead. Storage batteries, like the one in your car, have lead plate and posts- so it is likely that part of your battery was MADE from galena.
Who is the female lead in lend you a tenor?
According to Playbill.com (which is a reliable source) it is Sally Ann Triplett
