Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c26.s2.3
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c26.s2.3
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There is a stone near Andreida (north-west Anatolia) which yields iron when burnt. After being treated in a furnace with a certain earth it yields droplets of false silver. This, added to copper, forms the so-called mixture, which some call oreichalkos. (Jones, 1968)