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Argentiferous

adjective
1.
Containing or yielding silver.





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"Argentiferous" Quotes from Famous Books



... But Baron Richthofen saw old mines north-east of Kalgan, which used to yield argentiferous galena; and Pumpelly heard of silver-mines near Yuchau, in the ...
— The Travels of Marco Polo Volume 1 • Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa
... Khedive should have something for his money, Burton and his company had, to use Mrs. Burton's expression, "returned triumphantly," with twenty-five tons of minerals and numerous objects of archaeological interest. The yield of the argentiferous and cupriferous ores, proved, alas! to be but poor. They went in search of gold, and found graffiti! But was Burton really disappointed? Hardly. In reading about every one of his expeditions in anticipation of ...
— The Life of Sir Richard Burton • Thomas Wright


Words linked to "Argentiferous" :   metallic, metal


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