cinnabar
Scarlet mercury mineral
Cinnabar is a bright red mineral that serves as the primary ore of mercury.
It has been prized since ancient times as a pigment, producing the vivid red known as vermilion.
The mineral typically forms near volcanic activity and hot springs.
Because cinnabar contains mercury, it is toxic and must be handled carefully.
The ancient Romans mined cinnabar extensively for its brilliant color.
Vivid red-orange pigment
- red pigmentColor substance, sanguine
- carmineDeep red from insects
- madderMore irate
- alizarinSynthetic red dye compound
lacquer · illumination · fresco · tempera · oil paint · dragon's blood · lightfast · opacity
Vivid red-orange pigment
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- sulfideCompound with element sixteen
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
hydrothermal · vein · mining · specimen · lode · extraction · metallurgy · hexagonal
Bright orangish-red color
Liquid metallic element
- quicksilverLiquid metallic element
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- transmutationComplete change of form
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
occult · esoteric · magnum opus · alembic · crucible · elixir · coagulation
Harmful metallic element accumulation
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- carcinogenicCauses cancer
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
lethal · noxious · occupational hazard · bioaccumulation · neurotoxic · chronic exposure · mad hatter · safety
Toxic yellow wildflower
- warning colorationConspicuous hues signaling unpalatability
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- biological controlPest suppression via natural enemies
vermilion
Vivid red-orange pigment
- red pigmentColor substance, sanguine
- carmineDeep red from insects
- madderMore irate
alizarin · lacquer · illumination · fresco · tempera · oil paint · dragon's blood · lightfast · opacity · grinding
vermilion
Vivid red-orange pigment
geology · hydrothermal · vein · mining · specimen · lode · extraction · metallurgy · hexagonal · trigonal
scarlet
Bright orangish-red color
mercury
Liquid metallic element
- quicksilverLiquid metallic element
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- transmutationComplete change of form
hermetic · occult · esoteric · magnum opus · alembic · crucible · elixir · coagulation
mercury poisoning
Harmful metallic element accumulation
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- carcinogenicCauses cancer
contaminated · lethal · noxious · occupational hazard · bioaccumulation · neurotoxic · chronic exposure · mad hatter · safety · handling
ragwort
Toxic yellow wildflower
- warning colorationConspicuous hues signaling unpalatability
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- biological controlPest suppression via natural enemies
- Mercury Compoundsmercuric chloride, calomel, corrosive sublimate, methylmercury, thimerosal
- colorsred, blue, green, yellow, orange
- mineralsquartz, marble, granite, limestone, sandstone
- redsred, scarlet, crimson, ruby, cherry red
- trade goodsgoods, oil, silk, commodities, crude oil
- TaoismTao, Taoism, Daoism, Laozi, Lao Tzu
cinnabarazurite
Blue copper carbonate mineral
malachite · verdigris · lapis lazuli · ultramarine · celadon