AURIFEROUS

auriferous, gold-bearing

(adjective) containing gold; “auriferous quartz veins”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

auriferous (comparative more auriferous, superlative most auriferous)

Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing

Synonyms

• gold-bearing

Hypernyms

• metalliferous

Source: Wiktionary

Au*rif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurifère.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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