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   Auriferous , a. [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurifère.] Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold.
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   Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays.
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   Auriferous pyrites, iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it.
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