argentiferous
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Without further examination he determined it to be argentiferous, when it was possibly iron or antimony.
From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Spain exports argentiferous lead and pig lead mainly to England and France, with minor quantities to other countries of Europe and to Argentina.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
Garnier's map shows several argentiferous sites in the Valley of the Lan-t'sang.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
The lower limestone of the eastern portion of the county has been found to contain several very large deposits of argentiferous galena.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
Yes; well, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but that rough red-brown-black-spangled chucky-stone of yours is an argentiferous carbonate of lead.
From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Stables, Gordon
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