Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c11.s6.t10.2

v1.c11.s6.t10.2

Gypsum is plentiful in the neighbourhood of Mohenjo-Daro itself and some suitable fine grained bed as probably available at no great distance from the city. Thick beds of it of sufficient purity are found in the Kirthar range of Sind. Kutch contains large quantities of the mineral, and a certain amount is obtainable in Kathiawar and Rewa Kantha. Gypsum in enormous quantities including massive beds of considerable purity and variety of colour extend along the base of the salt range in the Punjab. The gypsum of Rajputana is mostly impure. All of these local sources may have supplied Mohenjo-Daro with true alabaster. (MS-II, 679)