Galena : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Galena [ PbS ]

Images of Galena

SXES spectrum of Galena

(C) 2016 CSIRO Mineral Resources

Galena on quartz, from Krushev dol deposit, Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria. Size: 7.1 x 5.4 x 4.1 cm.

Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0

Material properties

Formula	PbS
Abbreviation	Gn
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), antiquity
Classifications	Lead sulphide, Galena (group)
Reflectance line	Unspecified
Spectra	SXES (1)
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Tags	Mineral, Sulphide

Composition

Element	Atoms
S	1
Pb	1
Total:	2

References for Galena

CSIRO SXES database

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Specimens of Galena

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image	Spectra	Techniques
M1836 Galena	CSIRO	Galena (97.1%), Sphalerite (var. Fe2+)	97.1	M1836 Galena Image of Galena and Sphalerite (var. Fe2+) in specimen 'M1836 Galena' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0134 Galena	CSIRO	Galena (57.4%), Sphalerite	57.4	M0134 Galena Image of Galena and Sphalerite in specimen 'M0134 Galena' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0232 Boulangerite	CSIRO	Boulangerite, Galena (35.8%), Quartz	35.8	M0232 Boulangerite Image of Boulangerite, Galena and Quartz in specimen 'M0232 Boulangerite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0264 Galena	CSIRO	Calcite, Galena (19.4%), Quartz, Rhodonite, Sphalerite	19.4	M0264 Galena Image of Rhodonite, Calcite, Galena, Quartz and Sphalerite in specimen 'M0264 Galena' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0233 Tetrahedrite	CSIRO	Allargentum, Chalcopyrite, Galena (8.5%), Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite-(Cu)	8.5	M0233 Tetrahedrite Image of Tetrahedrite-(Cu), Allargentum, Chalcopyrite, Galena and Sphalerite in specimen 'M0233 Tetrahedrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2514 Spessartine	CSIRO	Galena (7.5%), Quartz, Spessartine	7.5	M2514 Spessartine Image of Spessartine, Galena and Quartz in specimen 'M2514 Spessartine' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M0395 Bournonite	CSIRO	Anglesite, Bournonite, Calcite, Galena (4.7%), Pyrite, Quartz, Robinsonite, Siderite	4.7	M0395 Bournonite Image of Siderite, Anglesite, Bournonite, Calcite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz and Robinsonite in specimen 'M0395 Bournonite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0302 Sphalerite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Galena (4.0%), Quartz, Sphalerite	4.0	M0302 Sphalerite Image of Ankerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Galena, Quartz and Sphalerite in specimen 'M0302 Sphalerite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0204 Arsenopyrite	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Galena (2.0%), Löllingite, Quartz, Sphalerite	2.0	M0204 Arsenopyrite Image of Quartz, Arsenopyrite, Galena, Löllingite and Sphalerite in specimen 'M0204 Arsenopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
NR139 Hedenbergite	CSIRO	Galena (2.0%), Hedenbergite, Quartz, Skiagite	2.0	NR139 Hedenbergite Image of Hedenbergite, Galena, Quartz and Skiagite in specimen 'NR139 Hedenbergite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
PbS Hyper2-11	CSIRO	Galena	—	PbS Hyper2-11 BSE image of Galena [PbS] in 'PbS Hyper2-11' standard (CSIRO). Instrument: JEOL JSM-IT800. (C) 2024 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All Rights reserved.	1	SXES
S-20-003 ZnS	CSIRO	Baryte, Galena, Magnesium oxide, Quartz, Zinc oxide, Zinc sulphide	—	S-20-003 ZnS Clustered phase map of Sample 12-5 ZnS HR, showing CL overlay for ZnS (C) 2021 CSIRO Mineral Resources	2	CL