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mercury  

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  • Mercury, or quicksilver, is a dense, silvery chemical element named after the Roman god of commerce and trading. It has fascinated humans for centuries, in part because it is something of an oddity—it is the only metal that remains a liquid at body temperature. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Mercury]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MGMTJWJF-2

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