Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t4.23
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t4.23
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v2.c43.s3.t4.23
The Ratnaśāstra texts such as RP, 152; MM, 377-379; GP, 1.71.12-17 described the colour and hue of the best quality emerald, and quite naturally used many of the adjectives and similies applied to beryl and aquamarine:
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- Garuḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Ratnaparīkṣā of Ṭhakkura Pheru — Ṭhakkura Pheru, Apabhraṃśa