Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c44.s4.6

v2.c44.s4.6

Some of the materials and minerals having varieties of uses including medicinal were: śarkarā (sugar or sand), kāsīsa (green sulphate of iron), mṛd (clay), kardama (slime), gairika (red chalk, iron ore?), tāpya (sulphuret of iron), mākṣika (pyrite), etc.