galena

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And they recovered decorative beads made from copper and galena that likely originated in central North America.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 10, 2023

Sometimes Guerra will have the rich caldo de galena, a chicken soup made with an older hen chock-full of flavor, while other days it will be the Kak’ik.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023

See the cleavage surfaces on galena above or plagioclase below.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

Cubic cleavage of galena; note how the cleavage surfaces show up as different but parallel layers in the crystal.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

Soon they’d hear Mama calling them from the galena, a scold in her voice.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez