Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c51.2

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*Akik* : agate *Adrija* : bitumen *Abhraka* : mica *Amla* : acid *Arka* : sunstone *Aśmasāra* : metallic extract, pig iron (?) *Ājiva* : alloying element to harden *Ārakūṭa* : brass *Indragopa* : golden beryl or zircon (?) *Indranīla* : sapphire *Utpala* : greenish-blue aquamarine *Audbhida* : plant ash alkali *Kajjali* : cinnabar *Kankuṣṭha* : tin ore (?) *Kankuṣṭam* : purgative soil with Mg/Na sulphate *Kaṃsa* : bronze, bell-metal *Kaṃsa-Mākṣika* : coarse grained arseno-pyrite *Karuṇḍaka* : crimson-yellow ruby