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Lanmuchang (Chinese: 滥木厂) is an historic quicksilver mine in Guizhou.[1] Lanmuchang was one mine in a mineral belt in southwestern China that has been exploited for 2,000 years for cinnabar to manufacture the vermilion paint, Chinese red, and red ink and to produce quicksilver. This is the area referred to in historic texts regarding quicksilver as "Kwei-Chau," Kweichow.[2]

References

  1. ^ Guangle Qiua, Xinbin Fenga, Shaofeng Wanga, Tangfu Xiaoa (September 1, 2006). "Mercury contaminations from historic mining to water, soil and vegetation in Lanmuchang, Guizhou, southwestern China". Science of The Total Environment. 368 (1). Elsevier: 56–68. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.09.030. Retrieved January 14, 2015. Selected papers from the 7th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Ljubljana, Slovenia June 27 - July 2, 2004{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Kung-Ping Wang (October 1944). "Mineral Resources of China: With Special Reference to the Nonferrous Metals". Geographical Review. 34 (4). American Geographical Society: 621–635. doi:10.2307/210032. Retrieved January 14, 2015.