Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t4.31

v2.c43.s3.t4.31

Skanda Purāṇa categorised the emeralds as those with quality and those with defects. The emeralds ‘with quality’ were further subdivided: गाढं दुर्वदालनिभं शलक्षणं उल्लसितं स्मृतम् पेशलं कलिमाग्राभं पित्तं शुकगरुत्प्रभम् मुग्धं तु तुलसी श्यामं पृथकं पद्मपत्रवत् gāḍham durvādalanibham ślakṣṇam ullasitam smṛtam