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
He infers, however, that oil wells in the vicinity of auriferous deposits may yield a larger quantity of gold than from oil wells situated in carboniferous strata.
Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold
Indeed, a man unaccustomed to the bush usually finds it astonishingly difficult even to see one, and provisions were worth a ransom in the auriferous wilderness into which they were pushing their way.
From Delilah of the Snows by Bindloss, Harold
Much stress has been laid on the value of certain intrusive trap rocks as specially influencing the production of auriferous veinstones in Queensland.
From Early Days in North Queensland by Palmer, Edward
