Rocks & Minerals : Where Is Mercury Found?

Mercury is a rare mineral found in rocky areas of Spain, the United States, Mexico and China. Understand how mercury is mined with information from a geology professor in this free video on rocks.
Expert: Jeffrey K. Wagner
Bio: Jeffrey K. Wagner is an associate professor of astronomy and geology. He has been a faculty member of Bowling Green State University Firelands since 1981.
Filmmaker: Bradley Walton

[@mosantw2024]

Actually there has been record of the Chinese to make use of mercury way before ancient times. And not to mention the famous Qin mausoleum also consist of high dosage of mercury.

[@NewSpiritNewMan]

Right but the colonial have a thing about leaving Asians out

[@Sarakate601]

My question would be how did the figure out how to get it from the rocks? Just.. decided to hear rocks up one day to see what happened?

[@intelligentjeffrey9702]

The Egyptians where the the first to us the Greece stole it but in a good way if it wasn't for them alchemy probably would have died

[@intelligentjeffrey9702]

The Philosopher's Stone

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Not only that I was going to tell you about

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Nice

[@SP-ru3rs]

My un scientific mind was hoping to see underground lakes of mercury.

[@trishajohnson2684]

I Know

[@Pfsif]

1:16 since when is S. America so far east?

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Mars

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GuideStones

[@LoveVanillaRose]

Mercury was used in the production of energy, but I don't expect an establishment "professor" to know that.

[@jesscorbin5981]

Really?

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I apologize in advance for your globe earth. It's flat.

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BLESS!!! :) I saw what you saw and confirm... it is flat

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flat? like your brain?