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
I have seen samples of galena from Cebú which was said to be auriferous, but I have never heard that any of these ores have been worked anywhere in the islands.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.
Some of the hydraulic works in California for washing down masses of auriferous earth are on a scale stupenduous enough to produce really important topographical changes.
From Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by Marsh, George P.
Having received an invitation from the ex-Viceroy, Captain Burton proceeded to Cairo in March, 1877, where an expedition was organized for the purpose of exploring the auriferous region.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 by Various
The ore at the latter place is auriferous iron pyrites, called by the natives Inga.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.
