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Definition of Gold-bearing
1. Adjective. Containing gold. "Auriferous quartz veins"
Definition of Gold-bearing
1. Adjective. (context: of a mineral or ore) containing or producing gold ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gold-bearing
Literary usage of Gold-bearing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mineral Deposits by Waldemar Lindgren (1919)
"gold-bearing REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN PORPHYRY Replacement deposits in aluminous
rocks like granite porphyry, gneiss, and amphibolite are not uncommon in ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"One of the principal results of the expedition was the recognition of the
gold-bearing rocks from which the gold in the river gravels is derived. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1882)
"It is to these deposits of gold-bearing drift which are not only found in
southeastern Indiana, but also in other parts of the state that I wish to direct ..."
4. Three Years in California [1846-1849] by Walter Colton, California (1850)
"Will her rock gold give out with her alluvial deposits ? The gold-bearing quartz
is the sheet- anchor at which the ..."
5. Report by Tasmania Dept. of Mines (1897)
"Many years ago the reef was worked near surface, and yielded gold-bearing stone,
but no particulars are available as to the extent of the workings or value ..."
6. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1910)
"REPEATED failures in attempts to work gold-bearing gravels by means of suction-dredges
have created the impression that this method is impracticable. ..."
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