Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c45.s8.3

v2.c45.s8.3

*Muṇḍaloha* could be *mṛdu* type, which softens quickly, is smooth or glossy and does not break or is without fissure (*abisphotam*); it could be of *kuntham* variety which expands with great difficulty on hammering; or it could be *kadāram* type which breaks when struck with a hammer and has a black fracture (5.71-72).