Cinnabar is a toxic mineral consisting of mercury sulfide, which can cause mercury poisoning when handled improperly. Despite this, the red substance was revered by ancient cultures worldwide, and ...

Laccaic acid, thought to be produced by lac insects, is produced by a symbiont similar to the zombie ant fungus ...

This was then combined with lead-tin yellow and vermilion (red mercury sulfide) pigments to create the golden luster.

This was then combined with lead–tin yellow and vermilion (red mercury sulfide) pigments to create the golden luster. This chemical explanation was supported by a comprehensive review of historical ...

This was then combined with lead–tin yellow and vermilion (red mercury sulfide) pigments to create the golden luster.

Cinnabar is a deep red mercury sulphide mineral that provides much of the world's elemental mercury. Despite the brilliant color and history of use in trading and as a coloring agent, Cinnabar is ...

They include mercury antimony oxide which, according to some reports, is a cherry red semi-liquid produced in Russian nuclear reactors. This theory contends that it is so explosive that a fusion ...