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# Rasarnava 7.2

English (machine translation) 7.2

- **Language:** English

### [7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava~en-mt.7.2)

The venerable Bhairava said:  
Pyrite, vimala, bitumen, capala, calamine,  
blue vitriol, cinnabar, and stibnite make eight;  
such are the eight primary minerals; listen to them first.

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Rasārṇava](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.7.2) — Sanskrit

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