argentiferous
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"Note the anal angle of the secondaries and the argentiferous discal area bordering the subcostal nervule."
From Police!!! by Henry Hutt
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 Georgius Agricola
Weight of argentiferous lead liquated out 494.2 lbs.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
Possibly the scarcity of argentiferous veins observed in those countries may be owing to the absence of more recent volcanic phenomena.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Alexander von Humboldt
He showed them in the southern sky the Clouds of Magellan, the whitish light of which he said was the reflection of the argentiferous rocks situate in the middle of the Laguna Parima.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Alexander von Humboldt
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