An kiyasta cewa adadin zinariya da aka sani a duniya a halin yanzu zai zama ɗaya daga cikin nau'i na 20 m (66 ft) a gefe (daidai da 8,000 m3). Babban burin alchemists shine samar da zinariya daga wasu abubuwa, kamar gubar <unk> mai yiwuwa ta hanyar hulɗa da wani abu mai ban mamaki da ake kira dutsen falsafa. Ko da yake ba su taɓa cin nasara a wannan ƙoƙari ba, alchemists sun inganta sha'awar gano abin da za a iya yi tare da abubuwa, kuma wannan ya kafa tushe ga sinadarin yau. Alamar su na zinariya ita ce da'irar da maki a tsakiya (<unk>), wanda kuma shine alamar astrological da tsohuwar alamar Sin don Sun. Tambaya: Menene sakamakon ƙoƙarin alchemists?
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