Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c45.s3.1

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v2.c45.s3.1

*RRS* has named eight mahārasas: *abhraka* (mica), *vaikrānta*, *mākṣika* (pyrites), *vimala* (iron pyrite), *adrija* (bitumen), *sasyaka* (blue vitriol), *capala* (bismuth or lead or tin ores yielding quick-melting metals) and *rasaka* (zinc ore). These were recommended for ‘collection after identification’ (2.1).

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Rasaratnasamuccaya — Vāgbhaṭa (alchemist), Sanskrit