[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Minerals and Metals in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996) › v2.c33.7 # Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c33.7 Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c33.7 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c33.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c33.7) A millennium of the \*Ratnaśāstra\* texts is the subject-matter of chapter 7, in which the large variety of gems mentioned in the Sanskrit texts have been discussed from the modern scientific standpoint. Similarly, the \*Rasaśāstra\* texts dealing with chemical and metallic transformations, which evolved over centuries, have been discussed in chapter 8. - [Previous: v2.c33.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c33.6) - [Next: v2.c33.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c33.8) - [Up: v2.c33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c33) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c33.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c33.7) · Pramāṇa