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A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s4.t3: Patala III

A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s4.t3

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Patala III

v2.c32.s4.t3.1

Liquefaction of mica :—

v2.c32.s4.t3.2

Thin plates of mica are to be smeared with the 3 alkalies and borax and strongly heated in a crucible. The whole mass fuses.* * * *. 29 30

v2.c32.s4.t3.3

∗ Refractory silicates are treated similarly at the present day with the "fusion mixture".