auriferous

[ aw-rif-er-uhs ]

adjective

1. yielding or containing gold.

auriferous

/ ɔːˈrɪfərəs /

adjective

1. (of rock) containing gold; gold-bearing

Other Words From

• nonau·rifer·ous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of auriferous¹

1720–30; < Latin aurifer gold-bearing ( auri- ¹, -fer ) + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of auriferous¹

C18: from Latin aurifer gold-bearing, from aurum gold + ferre to bear

Example Sentences

It was a romantic and picturesque spot, but there was not a grain of auriferous metal or ore in sight.

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In many parts of the world epidiorites and the quartz veins which sometimes occur in them have proved to be auriferous.

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Footnote 2: Machines in which diggers wash the gold from the auriferous soil.

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Chips taken from the same bar of auriferous lead may show in one place 23 ozs.

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After crossing the creek, we took a due north course over very rugged quartz ranges of an auriferous character.

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