Auriferous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  auriferous
       adj : containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins" [syn: {gold-bearing}]