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 total number of quartz reefs proved to be auriferous is between 350 and 400, while the extent of auriferous ground worked upon in the district is 187 square miles.

From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Willoughby, Howard

Little has been done to develop the mineral resources of the district, which include tin, lead, antimony and auriferous quartz.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

That barque, sailing under the French flag, is bound for Swansea with a cargo of this: no ordinary auriferous quartz, let me tell you, but containing a hitherto unexampled percentage of gold.

From A Desperate Voyage by Knight, Edward Frederick

From want of rain, however, washing the auriferous earth was attended with difficulty and delay.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various