History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c17.s3.20
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c17.s3.20
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c17.s3.20
*The Maharasas* :—"Bhairava said, "*Makshika* (copper pyrites), *vimala* (a variety of pyrites), *sila* (rocks), *chapala* (possibly some sulphur-containing mineral), *rasaka* (calamine), *sasyaka* (blue vitriol), *darada* (cinnabar) and *srotonjana* (stibnite),—these are the eight *maharasas*"