It is the most important ore of lead and Important Source of Silver.
Its color is Lead Grey and Silver.
However it is mined mostly for its silver.
In some deposits of Galena contains about 1%-2% of Silver.Galena is an important mineral in the silver mining regions Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana. Of the latter the Coeur d’Alene. Northern Idaho was the most promising.
One of the many in Galena was Kohl, In Ancient Egypt, and was applied around the eyes to reduce the Sun’s glare and to repel flies, Which was a potential disease.
Galena is the primary ore of lead, which is mainly used in making Acid-Batteries, Also significant amounts are used to make Lead sheeting
and Leah Shot, It is also known as potters ore to be used as a green glaze applied to pottery.