Item talk:Q162492
From geokb
Mindat Short Description
Native lead is rare; lead is far more commonly found and mined as the lead sulphide mineral galena. The Romans named the refined metal 'plumbum' and used it for pipes in plumbing. Its major use today is in lead-acid batteries and for radiation shields....
Geoscience Ontology Status Notes
Mineral name has been known since antiquity and predates any formal descriptive publication.
IMA Formula (from Mindat)
Pb
RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)
Pb
