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The cinnabar cited by Theophrastus

Almadenejos, Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real

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The cinnabar cited by Theophrastus

Curiosity · Almadenejos, Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real

Image of Almadenejos, not of the place itself.

Cinnabar extraction in these sierras is documented from the 4th century BC, when the Greek philosopher Theophrastus referred to the vermilion mineral coming from Hispania.

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