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Show Mercury Mercury Is a metallic element existing exist-ing in a liquid form except when exposed ex-posed to a very low temperature. It Is comonly called quicksilver. It is a metallic element, just as Iron or gold is an element, that is, it cannot he subdivided sub-divided into anything else; but there are many compounds of mercury, that is, mercury in chemical combination with other things such as compounds of mercury and oxygen, mercury and nitrogen, etc. A large part of the world's supply of mercury is obtained In California where ores are found 1 containing mercury In combination 1 with other matter, separated by various vari-ous chemical processes. Gold dust readily unites with mercury forming ' an amalgam. The mercury is after- wards removed by distillation. i |