Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t7.23

v2.c43.s3.t7.23

and translated this as chrysoprase which is ‘blue, green or blood-red, beautifully freckled and spotted with the colour of unalloyed gold or thorn-apple (cāmīkara). This could correspond to many coloured quartz, multi-phase jasper or aventurine.