auriferous
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Gold, of course, is the international color of bling, the Midas touch, gilded and auriferous.
From Forbes ● Aug. 21, 2013
The difference was even more marked than that between the red clay and the auriferous drift, here only four or five feet thick.
From Denis Dent A Novel by Ernest W. Hornung
The Ankobra or Snake river traverses auriferous country, and reaches the sea some 20 m. west of Cape Three Points.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
Both are auriferous; the last will yield 300 pounds from each ton of ore.”
From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Gordon Stables
These may be classed as alluvial mining, vein-mining, and the treatment of auriferous ores.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Robert Cochrane
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