Iron in Ancient India c7.s4.4

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c7.s4.4

*Rasaratna-Samuchchaya*, a work of the thirteenth century, mentions three kinds of iron, viz. *munda* (cast iron), *tikshna* (steel) and *kānta* (wrought iron).

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Rasaratnasamuccaya — Vāgbhaṭa (alchemist), Sanskrit