Galena crystal, Q. Wight sp. It forms the substrate for several secondary minerals such as anglesite, cerussite, hydrocerussite and wulfenite.
Color is usually lead-gray.
Luster is metallic. Diaphaneity is opaque. Crystal Habits include crystalline masses to several centimeters and sharp cubes or cuboctahedrons to 10mm. Fracture is subconchoidal. Streak is lead-gray.