What's the difference between galenite and galerite?
Galenite
Definition:
(n.) Galena; lead ore.
Example Sentences:
(1) Bacterial leaching of lead intermediate products has shown that the maximum rate of galenite oxidation is reached at 50--65 degrees C and the content of Fe3+ in a solvent being above 20 g per litre.
(2) The following compounds (at a concentration of 1%) were used as an energy source: pyrite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, antimonite, galenite, sphalerite, and copper-zinc-pyrite ore. A considerable part of cells was found to be attached to the surface of crystals in the course of oxidation of the above sulfide minerals.
Galerite
Definition:
(n.) A cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus Galerites.