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100	1		_aGuerrero, Saúl _q(Saúl José)
245	1	0	_aSilver by fire, silver by mercury : _ba chemical history of silver refining in New Spain and Mexico, 16c to 19c / _cby Saul Guerrero.
264		1	_aLeiden ; _aBoston : _bBrill, _c2017.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aEuropean expansion and indigenous response, _x1873-8974 ; _vv. 25
500			_aBased on author's doctoral thesis, McGill University (Montréal, Québec), 2015.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_aFront Matter -- Introduction -- The Genesis and Nature of Silver Ores -- The Dry Refining Process: Smelting of Silver Ores -- The Dry Refining Process: Its Impact on the Environment -- The Wet Refining Process: The Chemistry of the patio Process -- The Physical Infrastructure of the patio Process -- The Hacienda Santa María de Regla -- The patio Process and Smelting at Regla -- The Economies of Refining Silver -- The Environmental Impact of Silver Refining: A Shift of Paradigm -- Epilogue -- The Accounting Books of Regla -- Sensitivity Matrix for Refining Costs -- Estimates of Silver Production by Caja and Refining Process, Including Balance of Mercury Consumption and Physical Losses -- Glossary of Technical Terms in Spanish -- Archival Sources -- Bibliography -- Index.
506			_aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520			_aIn 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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
650		0	_aSilver _xRefining _xHistory _zMexico _y16th century.
650		0	_aSilver _xRefining _xHistory _zMexico _y17th century.
650		0	_aSilver _xRefining _xHistory _zMexico _y18th century.
650		0	_aSilver _xRefining _xHistory _zMexico _y19th century.
650		0	_aSilver _xMetallurgy _xHistory. _zMexico
650		0	_aMetals _xRefining _xHistory.
650		0	_aExtraction (Chemistry)
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aGuerrero, Saúl (Saúl José), author. _tSilver by fire, silver by mercury _dLeiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017 _z9789004343825 _w(DLC) 2017029863
830		0	_aEuropean Expansion and Indigenous Response _v25.
830		0	_aEuropean History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2017-II, ISBN: 9789004328013.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004343832
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