Re: Aluminium, quicksilver, cinnabar

From: Todd Gardiner <todd.gardiner_at_DinReMecBhVGxQ2nn5lNr3i_iXTavDXXLz08-awNX8FQA2jQAw4YCQr0a5HWer>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:15:33 -0700

I like that the French article has a section on Mythological mentions of Cinnabar, which the English page does not have.

On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Todd Gardiner <todd.gardiner_at_3bRnDlKWkcBseOErHqYREMUCSvSGe-VzykCD6xXhohAoHXmJZhjheQtmv5paoXbBqtoA90Dhrx5_s_Vq_7Iqtg.yahoo.invalid>wrote:

> Quicksilver and Mercury are exactly the same thing. Just different names
> for the same element, a metal that is liquid at room temperature.
>
> Cinnebar is a mineral. Here is an excellent article:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar>(Similar page in French:
> http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinabre)
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