Lead

Lead mine, 1971
Lead mine west of Galena, Cherokee County, 1971.

 

Lead (Pb) is a soft, heavy, and malleable metallic element, or metal. It's usually found in combination with other elements in minerals such as galena and at one time was mined in southeastern Kansas.

Resources

Buchanan, R., 2010, Kansas Geology: An Introduction to Landscapes, Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils (2nd ed.): Lawrence, Kansas, University Press of Kansas, 240 p.

Buchanan, R., and McCauley, J. R., 2010, Roadside Kansas: A Traveler's Guide to Its Geology and Landmarks (2nd ed.): Lawrence, Kansas, University Press of Kansas, 392 p.

Kansas Rocks and Minerals, Kansas Geological Survey Educational Series 2