cupriferous
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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
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
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
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
On ore smelting he describes the reduction of iron and lead ores and cupriferous silver or gold ores with lead.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
