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This sign is an example of the type of sign for the basic elements succeeding the alchemical or early chemical signs around 1800. The sign  stood for mercury,  for aluminium earth (an important substance in printing and the production of colours, also used as an antiseptic), and  for gold.
The most common sign for mercury was  . For many of the signs for mercury in early chemistry assembled, see  .
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