Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c44.s5.t2.2

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The colour and plant associations of rocks enabled one to decide whether some rock had subsurface water. The rocks associated with *muñja* or sacrificial grass, or a colour resembling beryl or green gram were likely to yield sweet water (*Br. Sam.*, 54.103 and 107). Land coloured like the sun, fire or ashes (igneous rock) is likely to be waterless (*Br. Sam.*, 54.106). On the other hand: