native metal

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Minor sources include the black or gray sulphide, metacinnabar, the native metal, and the white mercurous chloride, calomel.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

Copper is found in a number of ores, and also in the native metal.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon

Iron pyrites, however, is of greater practical importance, being in some districts exceedingly rich, and, next to the native metal, is the most prolific source of gold.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

Whether brass, however, is found as a native metal or not, cannot be ascertained with any surety.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of a man is tested.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John