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cinnabar [Brit ˈsɪnəbɑː, Am ˈsɪnəˌbɑr] N

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After two men discovered cinnabar, an ore of mercury, in the area in 1933, mercury production began there in 1934. en.wikipedia.org

Cinnabar tints are retained on the sandal straps of the original foot, with traces of gilding. en.wikipedia.org

The serpentinite from the (previously) overriding plate was replaced by silica-carbonate deposits (including cinnabar and mercury) due to the action of hydrothermal fluids. en.wikipedia.org

But the rush did result in the discovery of cinnabar in 1860. en.wikipedia.org

It was probably formed after the alteration of other mercury minerals such as cinnabar. en.wikipedia.org

Possibly a reference to mercury produced by cinnabar. en.wikipedia.org

Additionally, miners were attracted to the area by the 1862 discovery of cinnabar, the ore from which quicksilver can be made. en.wikipedia.org

Many homesteaders arrived in the area in the early 1910s, and cinnabar production peaked in the 1960s. en.wikipedia.org

The cinnabar was discovered by means of the fires which are made to burn off the chaparral, the magazine reported. en.wikipedia.org

The mining law of 1866 had given discoverers rights to stake mining claims to extract gold, silver, cinnabar (the principal ore of mercury) and copper. en.wikipedia.org

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