Galena

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- Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
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- Fulgurite (Lechatelierite)
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- Mimetite
- Moldavite
- Moonstone
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- Mordenite
- Morganite
- Mottramite
- Obsidian
- Olivine
- Onyx
- Opal
- Orpiment
- Orthoclase
- Pearl
- Peridot
- Petrified Wood (fossil)
- Phlogopite
- Piemontite
- Pietersite
- Pinolith
- Planerite
- Prehnite
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Rhodochrocite
- Rhodonite
- Ricardite
- Rosasite
- Rose Quartz
- Ruby
- Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
- Sapphire
- Scolecite
- Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
- Selenite
- Seraphinite
- Serpentine
- Shiva Lingham
- Shungite
- Smithsonite
- Smoky Quartz
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- Sphalerite
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Mineral formula: PbS
Mineral group: member of the galena group
Crystal system: isometric
Crystal habit: Cubes, octahedrons, cube-octahedron combinations and rarely dodecahedrons.
Cleavage: Perfect on {001}
Fracture: sub conchoidal
Color: lead grey
Luster: metallic, sub-metallic
Diaphaneity: opaque
Moh’s scale hardness: 2 ½
Streak: lead grey
Specific gravity: 7.6
Named after: from the Greek "galene" meaning "lead ore" by Pliny the Elder in 77-79
Geological occurrence: Galena is the primary ore mineral of lead. Worked for its lead content as early as 3000 BC, it is found in ore veins with other lead and zinc ore minerals (such as sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, tennantite-tetrahedrite). It also occurs in skarns, and in sedimentary rocks where it may replace carbonate beds or be deposited in pore spaces. The crystals are bright when fresh but often tarnish after exposure to air.
Energetic properties: According to Melody*, galena is a “stone of harmony” helping with grounding and centering. This greater centeredness helps to decrease self-limiting thoughts. It supports those in both traditional and non-traditional medical fields.
*Melody (2008) Love is in the Earth, the Crystal & Mineral Encyclopedia. Earth Love Publishing, 976 pp.
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- Amber
- Amethyst
- Ametrine
- Ammonite
- Apatite
- Apophyllite
- Aquamarine
- Aragonite
- Aura Quartz
- Aurichalcite
- Austinite
- Aventurine
- Azurite
- Baker Geodes
- Barite
- Beryl
- Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
- Bloodstone
- Brochantite
- Brucite
- Calcite
- Carnelian
- Cassiterite
- Celestite
- Cerussite
- Chabazite
- Chalcedony
- Chalcopyrite
- Charoite
- Chiastolite
- Chrome Diopside
- Chrysocolla
- Citrine
- Columbite
- Conichalcite
- Copper
- Covellite
- Cuprite
- Danburite
- Descloisite
- Dinosaur Bone (fossil)
- Dioptase
- Dolomite
- Emerald
- Erythrite
- Epidote
- Feldspar
- Fluorite
- Fossil Coral
- Fossil Sand Dollar
- Fossil Sea Urchin
- Fossil Shells
- Fossil Starfish
- Fuchsite
- Fulgurite (Lechatelierite)
- Galena
- Garnet
- Geodes
- Goethite
- Gypsum
- Hematite
- Hemimorphite
- Herkimer "diamond"
- Heulandite
- Holmquistite
- Iolite
- Jade, Nephrite, and Jadeite
- Jasper
- Jet
- Kyanite
- Labradorite
- Lapis Lazuli
- Larimar
- Lemurian quartz
- Lepidolite
- Libyan Desert Glass
- Linarite
- Lithium Quartz
- Magnetite
- Malachite
- Mesolite
- Meteorite
- Mexican Onyx
- Microcline
- Mimetite
- Moldavite
- Moonstone
- Moqui Balls
- Mordenite
- Morganite
- Mottramite
- Obsidian
- Olivine
- Onyx
- Opal
- Orpiment
- Orthoclase
- Pearl
- Peridot
- Petrified Wood (fossil)
- Phlogopite
- Piemontite
- Pietersite
- Pinolith
- Planerite
- Prehnite
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Rhodochrocite
- Rhodonite
- Ricardite
- Rosasite
- Rose Quartz
- Ruby
- Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
- Sapphire
- Scolecite
- Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
- Selenite
- Seraphinite
- Serpentine
- Shiva Lingham
- Shungite
- Smithsonite
- Smoky Quartz
- Sodalite
- Sphalerite
- Spinel
- Staurolite
- Stibnite
- Stichtite
- Stilbite
- Stromatolite (fossil)
- Sunstone
- Super 7
- Tanzanite
- Thulite
- Tiffany Stone
- Tigers Eye
- Trilobite (fossil)
- Topaz
- Tourmaline
- Turquoise
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- Variscite
- Vesuvianite
- Volborthite
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- Wulfenite
- Yooperlite
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- Zoisite
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- Actinolite
- Adamite
- Agate
- Albite
- Altaite
- Amazonite
- Amber
- Amethyst
- Ametrine
- Ammonite
- Apatite
- Apophyllite
- Aquamarine
- Aragonite
- Aura Quartz
- Aurichalcite
- Austinite
- Aventurine
- Azurite
- Baker Geodes
- Barite
- Beryl
- Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
- Bloodstone
- Brochantite
- Brucite
- Calcite
- Carnelian
- Cassiterite
- Celestite
- Cerussite
- Chabazite
- Chalcedony
- Chalcopyrite
- Charoite
- Chiastolite
- Chrome Diopside
- Chrysocolla
- Citrine
- Columbite
- Conichalcite
- Copper
- Covellite
- Cuprite
- Danburite
- Descloisite
- Dinosaur Bone (fossil)
- Dioptase
- Dolomite
- Emerald
- Erythrite
- Epidote
- Feldspar
- Fluorite
- Fossil Coral
- Fossil Sand Dollar
- Fossil Sea Urchin
- Fossil Shells
- Fossil Starfish
- Fuchsite
- Fulgurite (Lechatelierite)
- Galena
- Garnet
- Geodes
- Goethite
- Gypsum
- Hematite
- Hemimorphite
- Herkimer "diamond"
- Heulandite
- Holmquistite
- Iolite
- Jade, Nephrite, and Jadeite
- Jasper
- Jet
- Kyanite
- Labradorite
- Lapis Lazuli
- Larimar
- Lemurian quartz
- Lepidolite
- Libyan Desert Glass
- Linarite
- Lithium Quartz
- Magnetite
- Malachite
- Mesolite
- Meteorite
- Mexican Onyx
- Microcline
- Mimetite
- Moldavite
- Moonstone
- Moqui Balls
- Mordenite
- Morganite
- Mottramite
- Obsidian
- Olivine
- Onyx
- Opal
- Orpiment
- Orthoclase
- Pearl
- Peridot
- Petrified Wood (fossil)
- Phlogopite
- Piemontite
- Pietersite
- Pinolith
- Planerite
- Prehnite
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Rhodochrocite
- Rhodonite
- Ricardite
- Rosasite
- Rose Quartz
- Ruby
- Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
- Sapphire
- Scolecite
- Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
- Selenite
- Seraphinite
- Serpentine
- Shiva Lingham
- Shungite
- Smithsonite
- Smoky Quartz
- Sodalite
- Sphalerite
- Spinel
- Staurolite
- Stibnite
- Stichtite
- Stilbite
- Stromatolite (fossil)
- Sunstone
- Super 7
- Tanzanite
- Thulite
- Tiffany Stone
- Tigers Eye
- Trilobite (fossil)
- Topaz
- Tourmaline
- Turquoise
- Unakite
- Variscite
- Vesuvianite
- Volborthite
- Wavellite
- Wulfenite
- Yooperlite
- Zeolites
- Zoisite