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Definition of Cupriferous
1. a. Containing copper; as, cupriferous silver.
Definition of Cupriferous
1. Adjective. Containing or producing copper. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cupriferous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cupriferous
Literary usage of Cupriferous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1882)
"By NH WINCHELL, of Minneapolis, Minn. IN northern Minnesota the cupriferous rocks,
when crystalline, consist of two distinct types. ..."
2. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1882)
"IN northern Minnesota the cupriferous rocks, when crystalline, consist of two
distinct types. One series is igneous, and one is metamorphic. ..."
3. A Manual of Practical Assaying by John Mitchell, William Crookes (1888)
"When cold, the zinc is separated by means of ammonia, and the ammoniacal solution
treated as already described. Assay of cupriferous Blendes. ..."
4. Metallurgy: The Art of Extracting Metals from Their Ores by John Percy (1880)
"PROCESS OF PARTING HIGHLY cupriferous ALLOYS BY SULPHURIC ACID, ... In this
process, which was formerly much used, highly cupriferous alloys of silver and ..."
5. The Sampling and Assay of the Precious Metals: Comprising Gold, Silver by Ernest Alfred Smith (1913)
"cupriferous Ores.—Ores of this class are usually very troublesome to assay
correctly by the fusion method, as they are generally poor in gold and silver, ..."
6. The Cyanide Handbook by John Edward Clennell (1915)
"SECTION VII TREATMENT OF cupriferous ORES THE causes which render the treatment
of cupriferous ores by the cyanide process particularly difficult have ..."
7. Statistics of Coal: Including Mineral Bituminous Substances Employed in Arts by Richard Cowling Taylor, Samuel Stehman Haldeman (1855)
"cupriferous LIGNITES. Vegetable remains under this form present themselves in
various geological positions and circumstances, which will be noticed in the ..."
8. The Journal of Analytical and Applied Chemistry by Edward Hart (1891)
"TREATMENT OF cupriferous PYRITES AT HUELVA, SPAIN. BY L. I>E LAUNAY. ... The ore,
a cupriferous iron pyrites containing from 2.5 to 3.0 percent. ..."
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