A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c11.t25: Extraction of Zinc from Calamine

A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c11.t25

Language: English

Extraction of Zinc from Calamine

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Rasaka, mixed with wool, lac, *T. chebula* and borax and roasted in a covered crucible, yields an essence of the appearance of tin : of this there is no doubt." VII. 37-38 Sasyaka. VII. 41-44 [These couplets have been borrowed word for word by R. R. S. *Vide* Bk. ii; hence repetition is unnecessary.]

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Rasaratnasamuccaya — Vāgbhaṭa (alchemist), Sanskrit