Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c44.s4.5

v2.c44.s4.5

Some of the dull materials or adhāmya dhātu listed were: manaḥśilā (red arsenic), hiṅgulaka (cinnabar), amlaśāla (acidic sorrel), saurāṣṭrajāta (some mineral earth from Saurāṣṭra or Gujarat), rasaka (calamine or zinc ore), paṅka (ointments), añjana (unguents), bālikayā samāna (powdery stuff). Śilā and āla were abbreviations of manaḥśilā (red arsenic sulphide) and haritāla (yellow arsenic sulphide) respectively.