argentiferous
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonargentiferous adjective
Etymology
Origin of argentiferous
Example Sentences
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If the rock prove argentiferous I should hope to strike virgin silver in the capillary or aborescent shape below.
From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Zinc, copper, lead, and silver predominate in these regions, being generally found in argentiferous blends and galenas, and sometimes both metals in conjunction with carbonates of copper.
From Guatemala, the country of the future by Pepper, Charles M.
It is not used in the treatment of ores, but finds application in the case of calcined argentiferous lead and copper mattes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
Its characteristics are the argentiferous and cupriferous ores, whereas in South Midian gold and silver were worked; and the parallelogram whose limits are assigned above, might be converted into a Northern Grant.
From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
In this manner the lead absorbs the gold, whether pure or argentiferous or cupriferous, and the alloy is taken to the cupellation furnace.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
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