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Mercury cylinders slide

Museum of Mines of Mercury Monte Amiata

Museum of Mines of Mercury Monte Amiata
Santa Fiora, Grosseto, Italy

Spain and Italy, countries with the richest deposits of cinnabar formed in 1936, constituting the European Cartel of mercury in order to regulate mutual participation in exports and to standardize the metal prices on the world market. In 1945, a single bottle of mercury came to cost about $ 160.

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  • Title: Mercury cylinders slide
  • Publisher: Lucia Franceschelli
  • Rights: Associazione Minatori per il Muse
Museum of Mines of Mercury Monte Amiata

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