cupriferous

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The cupriferous stone struck east-west, with a dip to the south; the outcrops, visible without digging, measured fifteen to twenty metres long, by one to one and a half in breadth.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

A cupriferous variety, from Jalpa in Tabasco, Mexico, is known as jalpaite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

The description is no doubt that of the Mannsfeld cupriferous slates.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

If the ore contains any stibium, then iron slag is added to it; if pyrites, then are added cakes melted from a cupriferous stone and sand made from stones which easily melt.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

In this manner the lead absorbs the gold, whether pure or argentiferous or cupriferous, and the alloy is taken to the cupellation furnace.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius