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Pb
Lead
post-transition
Discovered : Smelted from galena since at least 7000 BCE.
Found in : Galena, cerussite, wulfenite, crocoite, anglesite.
Used for : Batteries, radiation shielding, weights.
Remarkable : The word "plumbing" derives from plumbum, the Latin for lead. Romans used lead pipes throughout their empire.
Minerals containing Lead
