ferriferous

American  

[fuh-rif-er-uhs] / fəˈrɪf ər əs /

adjective

1. producing or yielding iron.

   ferriferous rock.

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ferriferous British  

/ fɛˈrɪfərəs /

adjective

1. producing or yielding iron; iron-bearing

   a ferriferous rock

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Etymology

Origin of ferriferous

First recorded in 1805–15; ferri- + -ferous

Example Sentences

At times these noises were pierced by the clatter of little hammers, with which the smiths were beating into spear blades the lumps of iron smelted in rude furnaces from ferriferous quartz.

From Sacrifice by Whitman, Stephen French

Its composition is peculiar, as it is chiefly formed of small pieces of pumice, obsidian, and trachyte, in beds alternating with loam, ferriferous sand, and fragments of limestone.

From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Hull, Edward

Rather than a distinct species, it is really a ferriferous variety of enstatite, which owing to partial alteration has acquired a bronze-like sub-metallic lustre on the cleavage surfaces.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

The islands of the Grecian Archipelago were roofed over with a vault of low-lying clouds, as if those ferriferous hummocks and limestone peaks were the invisible pillars of an enormous crypt.

From Aliens by McFee, William