When was the mineral Galena founded, who founded, and where it was founded. And the melting, and boiling point

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When was the mineral Galena founded, who founded, and where it was founded. And the melting, and boiling point

Please try and find this for me beacuse i have looked about every thought i could find these answers.

2006-11-29 11:18:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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The Roman naturalist, Pliny, used the name galena to describe lead ore.

http://webmineral.com/data/Galena.shtml

2006-11-30 07:48:40 · answer #1 · answered by Scientist13905 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It is impossible to answer this question with any detail. Galena was known to the Ancient Greeks and the Romans as a primary ore of lead (PbS) which they smelted down to produce the metal lead.
Strong heating does not produce melting and boiling but breaks the material down into its component parts of lead and sulphur (as SO2)

2006-11-30 05:24:06 · answer #2 · answered by U.K.Export 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋