Anandakanda 2.7.82

2.7.82

<abhrakasattvasindūravidhi (4)>
ghanasatvaṃ suvimalaṃ lohakhalve vicūrṇayet /
muṇḍīpatrarasair mardyaṃ dinaṃ gajapuṭe pacet //

<Procedure for red vermilion-like ash of mica essence (4)>
One should pulverize the completely purified essence of mica in an iron mortar. / Grinding it with the juices of Sphaeranthus indicus leaves, one should cook it for a day in an elephant pit furnace.