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Cinnabar is found in all the mineral extraction localities that yield mercury, mostly Puerto Princesa (Philippines); Almadén (Spain); New Almaden (California); Hastings Mine and St. John's Mine, Vallejo, California,drija (Slovenia); New Idria (California); Giza, Egypt and more

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Most incredibly some ancient medical practitioners believed that the cinnabar was holding healing powers, and prescribed it for certain conditions.

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Cinnabar was used in Chinese history for many reasons. Which contained  for ornamental food dishes. Intricate carvings were created from chunks of the Cinnabar sometimes at the expense of the people

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In the late 1700's or the Middle Ages people were sent to work in Spanish mines which contained cinnabar forms and it was widely considered a death sentence.

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using a wet method to extract mercury metal from cinnabar- its raw material. we used a solution of sodium hydroxide and elemental sulfur adding the cinnabar when it had all dissolved and then adding aluminium metal to precipitate the mercury metal. this and separated from the crud and was washed cleaning it up to shiny metal.

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Cinnabar will release pure mercury if it is disturbed or heated, and that would cause tremors, loss of sensation and death.

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The name of the crystal means dragons blood, and it also the main ore of mercury. It forms near volcanoes and sulfur deposits, the bright red crystals of the material signal danger of the worst kind. (or deadliest kind)

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Cinnabar (classified as mercury sulfide) is the most toxic mineral to handle on Earth.