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Silver by Fire, Silver by Mercury: A Chemical History of Silver Refining in New Spain and Mexico, 16th to 19th Centuries (Hardcover)
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Silver by Fire, Silver by Mercury: A Chemical History of Silver Refining in New Spain and Mexico, 16th to 19th Centuries (Hardcover)
Series: European Expansion and Indigenous Response, 25
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In Silver by Fire, Silver by Mercury: A Chemical History of Silver
Refining in New Spain and Mexico, 16th to 19th Centuries, Saul
Guerrero combines historical research with geology and chemistry to
refute the current prevailing narrative of a primitive effort
dominated by mercury and its copious emissions to the air. Based on
quantitative historical data, visual records and geochemical
fundamentals, Guerrero analyses the chemical and economic reasons
why two refining processes had to share production, creating along
the way major innovations in the chemical recipes, milling
equipment, mercury recycling practice, and industrial architecture
and operations. Their main environmental impact was lead fume and
the depletion of woodlands from smelting, and the transformation of
mercury into calomel during the patio process.
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