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auriferous

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au·rif·er·ous  (ô-rfr-s)
adj.
Containing gold; gold-bearing.
[From Latin aurifer, gold-bearing : aurum, gold + -fer, -fer.]
auriferous [ɔːˈrɪfərəs]
adj
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of rock) containing gold; gold-bearing
[from Latin aurifer gold-bearing, from aurum gold + ferre to bear]
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Adj.1.auriferous - containing goldauriferous - containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins"
gold-bearing
metal, metallic - containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce
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