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the rock so beautiful it poisoned every alchemist who chased the mercury hiding inside.
chemical namemercury sulfide, nature's most gorgeous toxin
ancient pigmentcolored Roman frescoes and Chinese lacquer for millennia
vermilion sourcethe original red before synthetic dyes existed
mercury oresmelting it released deadly vapor on miners
Pompeii redwalls there still blaze with its color