Mercury (element) metals. Alchemists thought of mercury as the First Matter from which all metals were formed. They believed that different metals could be produced by varying the quality and quantity of sulfur contained within the mercury. The purest of these was gold, and mercury was called for in attempts at the transmutation of base (or impure) metals into gold, which was the goal of many alchemists. The mines in Almadén (Spain), Monte Amiata (Italy), and Idrija (now Slovenia) dominated mercury production from the opening of the mine in Almadén 2500 years ago, until new deposits were found at the end of
Element of Crime – in English for the first few albums and then in German. The band's name is borrowed from the title of the movie "The Element of Crime" by Lars von Trier. Element of Crime Element of Crime is a German rock band that plays melancholic chanson, pop and rock music with guitar, bass guitar, drums and voice/trumpet. The band was founded in 1985 by Sven Regener who subsequently became known as the author of the books "Herr Lehmann" (2001) (English title "Berlin Blues"), "Neue Vahr Süd" (2004) and "Der kleine Bruder" (2008) and as the screenplay writer of the film