metalliferous
containing or yielding metal.
Origin of metalliferous
1Other words from metalliferous
- non·met·al·lif·er·ous, adjective
Words Nearby metalliferous
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How to use metalliferous in a sentence
The primary sources of gold are reefs, either in quartz or in metalliferous veins of galena and the various pyrites.
The Terms of Surrender | Louis TracyTraces of this metal, chiefly in the boulder form, are found in the metalliferous horizontal strata.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftIt is manifestly the same great metalliferous rock which accompanies the lead ore of Missouri and mines of Peosta or Dubuque.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftThe occurrence of this metal in the copper-bearing and other metalliferous rocks of this region, may be confidently affirmed.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftAt Vanmater's, the metalliferous clay marl is overlaid by a grayish sedimentary limestone.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
British Dictionary definitions for metalliferous
/ (ˌmɛtəˈlɪfərəs) /
containing a high concentration of metallic elements: a metalliferous ore
Origin of metalliferous
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