au·rif·er·ous

(ô-rĭf′ər-əs)

adj.

Containing gold; gold-bearing.

[From Latin aurifer, gold-bearing : aurum, gold + -fer, -fer.]

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auriferous

(ɔːˈrɪfərəs)

adj

(Geological Science) (of rock) containing gold; gold-bearing

[C18: from Latin aurifer gold-bearing, from aurum gold + ferre to bear]

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au•rif•er•ous

(ɔˈrɪf ər əs)

adj.

yielding or containing gold.

[1720–30; < Latin aurifer gold-bearing (see auri-¹, -fer) + -ous]

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Adj.

auriferous - 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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aurífero

aurifero

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Thenceforth for some weeks backward and forward rush mysterious men with no names, who fly about all those particular parts of the country on which Doodle is at present throwing himself in an auriferous and malty shower, but who are merely persons of a restless disposition and never do anything anywhere.

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She had taken her degree in geology and mineralogy in the University of London, and while working upon the auriferous rocks of North Wales, after a brief holiday spent in agitating for women's suffrage, she had been struck by the possibility of these reefs cropping up again under the water.

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Brazil Minerals also announced that it has started the process towards a license for commercial mining of an highly promising adjacent site which contains auriferous and diamondiferous gravel layer over 20 feet in thickness.

BRAZIL MINERALS, INC. ADVANCES DIAMOND AND GOLD MINING OPERATION

Between 35 to 50 feet in depth the desired auriferous and diamondiferous gravel layer appears, followed by bedrock at about 60 feet.

Brazil Minerals says diamond and gold mining operations 'progressing well'

Four auriferous quartz veins have been found in Gaosongshan gold deposit, which are subdivided into 11 mineralized zones or orebodies, trending NEE, NWW and approximately EW.

Characteristics of genetic mineralogy of pyrite and quartz and their indicating significance in the Gaosongshan Gold Deposit, Heilongjiang Province, NE China/Caracteristicas de mineralogia genetica de piritas y cuarzos y su importancia en el yacimiento aurifero de Gaosongshan, Provincia de Heilongjiang, al noreste de China

Firstly, in her doctoral thesis she analyzed the collaboration, competition and conflict between secular and ecclesiastical authorities in the auriferous region of Minas Gerais before and after the creation of the bishopric of Mariana (37).

Justicia eclesiastica en la diocesis de Coimbra en el siglo XVI: organizacion, estructura y jurisdiccion

Atico, carry out the processing of the extracted mineral in auriferous deposits near to the zone, it is probable that the mining activity contributes with the increase of Cd in this area.

BIOACCUMULATION OF LEAD, CADMIUM AND MERCURY IN Argopecten purpuratus (LAMARCK, 1819) AND Aulacomya ater (MOLINA, 1782), COMMERCIAL SPECIES FROM PERU, AND RISK ASSESSMENT/BIOACUMULACION DE PLOMO, CADMIO Y MERCURIO EN Argopecten purpuratus (LAMARCK, 1819) Y Aulacomya ater (MOLINA, 1782), ESPECIES COMERCIALES DEL PERU, Y SU EVALUACION DE RIESGO A LA SALUD