Cinnabar Cinnabar Full view

Hutching's Museum

Hutchings Museum Institute
Lehi, United States

The mineral Cinnabar, is the principle ore of mercury. A prospector looking for gold discovered a vein of cinnabar. He named his claim by his word for mercury, Mercur (now mining ghost town in Tooele County, Utah). This artifact is displayed in the Hutching's Museum.

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Title: Cinnabar Cinnabar Full view
Creator: Hutching's Museum
Date Created: 1956

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