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Auriferous
Auriferous Au*rif"er*ous, a. [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurif[`e]re.] Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold. Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays. --Thomson. Auriferous pyrites, iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it.
Auriferous pyrites
Pyrites Py*ri"tes, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? fire. See Pyre.] (Min.) A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color. Note: The term was originally applied to the mineral pyrite, or iron pyrites, in allusion to its giving sparks when struck with steel. Arsenical pyrites, arsenopyrite. Auriferous pyrites. See under Auriferous. Capillary pyrites, millerite. Common pyrites, isometric iron disulphide; pyrite. Hair pyrites, millerite. Iron pyrites. See Pyrite. Magnetic pyrites, pyrrhotite. Tin pyrites, stannite. White iron pyrites, orthorhombic iron disulphide; marcasite. This includes cockscomb pyrites (a variety of marcasite, named in allusion to its form), spear pyrites, etc. Yellow, or Copper, pyrites, the sulphide of copper and iron; chalcopyrite.
Auriferous pyrites
Auriferous Au*rif"er*ous, a. [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurif[`e]re.] Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold. Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays. --Thomson. Auriferous pyrites, iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it.
Lauriferous
Lauriferous Lau*rif"er*ous, a. [L. laurifer; laurus + ferre to bear.] Producing, or bringing, laurel.

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- Polistes aurifer, the golden paper wasp, is a species of paper wasp in the genus Polistes of the family Vespidae. It occurs in the western part of North...
- The bright copper (Paralucia aurifer) is a butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae. The bright copper was first described by Émile Blanchard in 1848...
- Bombylius aurifer is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It occurs in western North America. "Bombylius aurifer Species Information". BugGuide...
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- Endo****a aurifer is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Java, Indonesia. Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David...
- Anolis aurifer is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Hispaniola. "Anolis aurifer ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database...
- 1983 [Bothrops nigroviridis] marchi — Wilson & J. Meyer, 1982 Bothriechis aurifer marchi — Burger, 1985 Bothriechis marchi — Campbell & Lamar, 1989...
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