manganiferous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of manganiferous
First recorded in 1850–55; mangan(ese) + -i- + -ferous
Example Sentences
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Great Britain alone imported 3,000,000 tons of high class, including manganiferous iron ores last year.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 by Various
On electrolyzing a manganiferous solution of copper nitrate, red permanganic acid appeared in a stratum floating above the platinum disk coated with brown peroxide.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various
Their product trebled from 1889 to 1903; and in 1907 the output of manganiferous ores amounted to 99,711 tons, valued at $251,207.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
Of much more importance are the manganiferous and the silver manganiferous ores, which are much the richest of the country.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
They are similar in their geologic occurrence to many of the iron ores and are often mixed with iron ores as manganiferous iron ores and ferruginous manganese ores.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
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