Almadén

[ ahl-mah-then ]

noun

1. a town in Spain: mercury mines.

Almadén

/ almaˈθen /

noun

1. a town in S Spain: rich cinnabar mines, worked since Roman times. Pop: 6659 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

As Almadén’s importance grew, so did its infamy as a toxic place where prisoners and slaves withered away from mercury poisoning.

From Popular-Science

The world’s richest known cinnabar deposits can be found at Almadén in central Spain.

From Popular-Science

Almadén, 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.

From Popular-Science

There is here evidently confusion between Almagro and Almaden.

From Project Gutenberg

There seems to be considerable misunderstanding about the recent movement to take possession of the "New Almaden" mine.

From Project Gutenberg

The finest crystals of sulphuret of mercury come from China, and Almaden in Spain.

From Project Gutenberg

The average samples of cinnabar ore from Obermoschel are ten times poorer than those of Almaden.

From Project Gutenberg

In addition, small quantities of quicksilver and vermilion were made at Almaden.

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