Galena [adjective]
Definition of Galena:
made of lead
Opposite/Antonyms of Galena:
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Sentence/Example of Galena:
Jessie had bought a galena crystal mounted, as that was more satisfactory, the book said.
Galena, a small town on Upper Mississippi, in the lead-mining district.
The primary sources of gold are reefs, either in quartz or in metalliferous veins of galena and the various pyrites.
The lead mines of Galena and Dubuque had gathered in somewhat larger settlements.
In 1822 Galena was visited by a Mississippi River steamboat, and a few years later regular steamboat traffic was established.
The ore is the common sulphuret of lead, or galena, which Dubuque stated to have yielded him seventy-five per cent.
I procured from a trader, at Dubuque, several masses of galena crystallized in cubes and octahedrons.
Time admonishes me of my promise to furnish you some account of my journey from Galena to Fort Winnebago.
I set out from Galena in a light wagon, drawn by two horses, about ten o'clock in the morning (August 17th), accompanied by Mr. B.
Besides the ore, masses of iron pyrites had been thrown out, connected with galena.