auriferous

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auriferous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Auriferous \Au*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre
     to bear: cf. F. aurif[`e]re.]
     Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold.
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           Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays.
                                                    --Thomson.
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     Auriferous pyrites, iron pyrites (iron disulphide),
        containing some gold disseminated through it.
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auriferous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  auriferous
      adj 1: containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins" [syn:
             auriferous, gold-bearing]