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crystalliferous

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[kris-tl-if-er-uhs] / ˌkrɪs tlˈɪf ər əs /
Also crystalligerous

adjective

  1. bearing, containing, or yielding crystals.


Etymology

Origin of crystalliferous

First recorded in 1880–85; crystalli- + -ferous


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Thus the azoic group is crystalliferous, or crystal-bearing.

From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Edward Hitchcock

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