A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s1.16

v3.c49.s1.16

The subjects dealt with are: diamonds, their classification, characteristics, blemishes, purification, killing, etc. (163–187), the purification and killing of gems in general (188–195), marakata (196–201), māṇikya (201–209), pearls (209–217), nīla (217–220), gomeda (220–223), vaidūrya (223–226), vaikrānta (226–235), sphaṭika (235–237), candrakānta and sūryakānta (238–239), pravāla (240–242), karketa (242–244), puṣparāga (245–248), rājāvarta (248–251), bhīṣmaka or bhīṣmamaṇi (251–252), and the uparatnas (252–259).