From clarifying pearls and gems to water coagulation with alum history, surviving practices, and technical assessment

Anthropos

Volumn 94, Issue 4-6, 1999, Pages 419-430

  Jahn, Samia Al Azharia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alum uses in Asia and Africa; Clarifier stone; Clarifying minerals; Hindu Buddhist divine gems; Socioeconomy and water coagulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033473097     PISSN: 02579774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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