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)
Platinum, like gold, occurs chiefly as the native metal.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
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
Copper is found in a number of ores, and also in the native metal.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
