auriferous
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonauriferous adjective
Etymology
Origin of auriferous
1720–30; < Latin aurifer gold-bearing ( auri- 1, -fer ) + -ous
Example Sentences
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Gold, of course, is the international color of bling, the Midas touch, gilded and auriferous.
From Forbes • Aug. 21, 2013
Much stress has been laid on the value of certain intrusive trap rocks as specially influencing the production of auriferous veinstones in Queensland.
From Early Days in North Queensland by Palmer, Edward
Carefully pour off this auriferous ether into another phial, and cork it close.
From A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts and Interesting Experiments, Which are Well Explained and Warranted Genuine and may be Performed Easily, Safely, and at Little Expense. by Unknown, Various
Other exhibits included specimens of gold-bearing rock from Lepanto and Infantas, and compact auriferous quartz from the celebrated gold-pits of Suyuc near Mancayan.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.
The formation is noted for its regularity as regards both the thickness and the gold-tenor of the ore-bearing reefs, in which respect it is unparalleled in the geology of the auriferous formations.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
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