cupriferous

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This is black, bituminous, and cupriferous, and when first extracted from the mine it is thrown out into an open space and heaped up in a mound.

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

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

Copper silicates occur in the mineral kingdom, many minerals owing their colour to the presence of a cupriferous element.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

According to Egleston the loss may be from 40 to 90% of the total gold present in cupriferous ores according to the temperature and duration of calcination.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

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