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Definition of Auriferous
1. Adjective. Containing gold. "Auriferous quartz veins"
Definition of Auriferous
1. a. Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold.
Definition of Auriferous
1. Adjective. Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Auriferous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Auriferous
1. Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold. "Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays." (Thomson) ~ pyrites, iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it. Origin: L. Aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. Aurifere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Auriferous
Literary usage of Auriferous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers., Gerard H. Matthes (1905)
"At the base of these alluvial and Glacial deposits, immediately overlying the
ancient rocks, is an auriferous stratum, varying in thickness from 3J to 5 ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (1902)
"27<e auriferous Sandstones of Chiltern. BY EJ DUNN, FGS [Bead 12th November, 1903].
In 1858 Conness and party discovered the goldfield that surrounds the ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1898)
"THIS paper, under the title of "The Genesis of auriferous Lodes from a Chemical
Point of View, Illustrated by Analyses of Samples Taken ..."
4. Plattner's Manual of Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis with the Blowpipe by Carl Friedrich Plattner (1888)
"Assay of Gold Ores, auriferous Silver Ores, and auriferous and Argentiferous ...
The auriferous iron and copper pyrites occurring in various places. 4. ..."
5. A Reprint of Annual Reports and Other Papers on the Geology of the Virginias by William Barton Rogers (1884)
"Besides the auriferous veins of the region in which gold occurs, ... Indeed, it
must be looked upon as probable that the auriferous character more or less ..."
6. American Geology: Containing a Statement of the Principles of the Science by Ebenezer Emmons (1875)
"In auriferous rocks of this kind, the gold is combined with very small particles of
... Copper is never found in this species of auriferous deposit. ..."
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