History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c20.s2.3
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c20.s2.3
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c20.s2.3
The purport of the verses that follow seems to be that when mercury is rubbed with certain sulphides, e.g. orpiment, pyrites, etc., and sublimed, it assumes the colour of lac or cochineal insect in the shape of red crystalline sulphide.