1. a mineral form of lead sulfide (PbS); the principal ore of lead.
Usage: mineralogy; also called galena

Examples

• Galenite is the most important source of lead metal in the world.
• The miners extracted galenite ore from the deep shafts.
• Galenite crystals often display a metallic luster and cubic form.
• Industrial production of lead depends heavily on galenite deposits.
• The geologist identified galenite in the rock sample under the microscope.