Almadén
a town in Spain: mercury mines.
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As Almadén’s importance grew, so did its infamy as a toxic place where prisoners and slaves withered away from mercury poisoning.
These skeletons might be evidence of the oldest known mercury poisonings | Rahul Rao | November 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe world’s richest known cinnabar deposits can be found at Almadén in central Spain.
These skeletons might be evidence of the oldest known mercury poisonings | Rahul Rao | November 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAlmadén, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, reached its height in the 16th and 17th centuries, when liquid mercury extracted from cinnabar could be used to refine gold and silver ore that Spanish colonizers shipped back from the Americas.
These skeletons might be evidence of the oldest known mercury poisonings | Rahul Rao | November 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThere is here evidently confusion between Almagro and Almaden.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4 | Henry Charles LeaThere seems to be considerable misunderstanding about the recent movement to take possession of the "New Almaden" mine.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Six | Abraham Lincoln
The finest crystals of sulphuret of mercury come from China, and Almaden in Spain.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThe average samples of cinnabar ore from Obermoschel are ten times poorer than those of Almaden.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreIn addition, small quantities of quicksilver and vermilion were made at Almaden.
British Dictionary definitions for Almadén
/ (Spanish almaˈθen) /
a town in S Spain: rich cinnabar mines, worked since Roman times. Pop: 6659 (2003 est)
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