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Galena
Galena
Galena is the natural mineral form of lead sulfide. It is the most important lead ore mineral.Galena is one of the most abundant and widely distributed sulfide minerals. It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system often showing octahedral forms...

is a mineral
Mineral
A mineral is a naturally occurring solid chemical substance formed through biogeochemical processes, having characteristic chemical composition, highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. By comparison, a rock is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids and does not...

, lead sulfide, an important lead ore.

Galena may also refer to:

Places

United States
  • Galena, Alaska
    Galena, Alaska
    Galena is the largest city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 675.-History:...

  • Galena, Illinois
    Galena, Illinois
    Galena is the county seat of, and largest city in, Jo Daviess County, Illinois in the United States, with a population of 3,429 in 2010. The city is a popular tourist destination known for its history, historical architecture, and ski and golf resorts. Galena was the residence of Ulysses S...

  • Galena, Indiana
    Galena, Indiana
    Galena is a census-designated place in Floyd County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,818 at the 2010 census. The CDP includes the town of Galena as well as the nearby town of Floyds Knobs and their immediate surroundings.-Geography:...

  • Galena, Kansas
    Galena, Kansas
    Galena is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,085.-History:The city was named after the lead ore galena found here in 1877. The city was originally platted by the Galena Mining and Smelting Company and was to be known as Cornwall...

  • Galena, Maryland
    Galena, Maryland
    Galena is a town in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The population was 428 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Galena is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

  • Galena, Missouri
    Galena, Missouri
    Galena is a city in Stone County, Missouri, United States. The population was 451 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Stone County. Galena is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Galena, Ohio
    Galena, Ohio
    Galena is a village in Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The population was 653 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Galena is located at ....

  • Galena, Oregon
    Galena, Oregon
    Galena is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States, about 20 miles from Austin Junction in the Blue Mountains. It is on the Middle Fork John Day River on the border of the Wallowa–Whitman and Malheur National Forests...

  • Galena Hill, California
    Galena Hill, California
    Galena Hill is a former settlement and mining camp in Yuba County, California. It was located north of Camptonville, an elevation of 2815 feet . It still appeared on maps as of 1895....

  • The Galena Territory, Illinois
    The Galena Territory, Illinois
    The Galena Territory is a census-designated place in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 1,058 as of the 2010 census....

    • Galena Township (disambiguation)

Bodies of water

United States
    • Lake Galena (Illinois)
      Lake Galena (Illinois)
      Lake Galena is a reservoir in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, located near Galena.- History :The lake formed following the damming of Smallpox Creek in 1974...

    • Lake Galena (Pennsylvania)
      Lake Galena (Pennsylvania)
      Lake Galena is a reservoir in Peace Valley Park, Pennsylvania, in the United States, created in 1974by the damming of the north branch of the Neshaminy Creek.-History and Hydrology:...

    • Galena River (Illinois)
      Galena River (Illinois)
      The Galena River, also known as the Fevre or Fever River, is a river which flows through the Midwestern United States.- Geography :...

    • Galena River (Indiana)
      Galena River (Indiana)
      The Galena River is an stream in northern Indiana in the United States. It rises in the northeast corner of Springfield Township, about north of LaPorte in LaPorte County and flows northeast. Just after it cross the state boundary into Three Oaks Township in Berrien County, Michigan, it is...


Canada
  • Galena Bay, British Columbia
    Galena Bay, British Columbia
    Galena Bay is an unincorporated locality on the bay of the same name on Upper Arrow Lake in British Columbia, Canada.Galena Bay is the location of a terminal of the Upper Arrow Lakes Ferry. This linking Galena Bay to Shelter Bay, the link forming part of British Columbia Highway 23 from Nakusp to...

    , a ferry terminal, community and bay of the same name on Upper Arrow Lake, British Columbia, Canada
  • Galena Pass
    Galena Pass
    Galena Pass is a low mountain pass in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, southeast of Revelstoke.It is located on BC 31 just east of Galena Bay on Galena Bay, connecting from that ferry terminal to Beaton on the nearby Beaton Arm of Arrow Lake....

    , a low mountain pass on BC 31 near Galena Bay, southeast of Revelstoke, British Columbia

Other

United States
  • Galena Summit
    Galena Summit
    Galena Summit is a high mountain pass in central Idaho, United States, at an elevation of above sea level. The pass is located in the Boulder Mountains, in the northwest corner of Blaine County, within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area of the Sawtooth National Forest.The summit is on State...

    , a high mountain pass in central Idaho on Idaho State Highway 75, northwest of Sun Valley, Idaho
  • USS Galena
    USS Galena
    Three ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Galena. They were named for various communities that, in turn, were named for a native lead sulfide, the chief ore of lead...

    , the name of three U.S. Navy ships
  • Ivax Pharmaceuticals, a company previously known as "Galena"
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