Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c44.s6.10

v2.c44.s6.10

The Indian alchemy revolved around two objectives: (i) the transmutation process for converting base metals (like lead, tin, mercury or copper) into the noble metals (gold and silver) and (ii) preparation of the ‘Elixir of Life’ for attaining immortality. The Indian alchemists pursued the above objectives in their laboratories, driven by superstitious premises.