Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c18.s2.5
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c18.s2.5
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The smelting charge probably constituted of crushed quartz, about equal weight of the ore, and crushed charcoal, nearly twice the weight of the ore. Residues of small, hand-made, fistfulls of spherical lumps were found sticking to the furnace walls. Coarse size of the feed lumps enabled easy flow of air coming from the bellows.