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The mineral that can scratch galena and can be scratched by dolomite is sphalerite. Sphalerite has a hardness of about 3.5 to 4 on the Mohs scale, which allows it to scratch galena (hardness 2.5 to 3) but can be scratched by dolomite, which has a hardness of 3.5 to 4.

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