At all the localities here mentioned the crystals occur with metalliferous ores. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
South America, makes the metalliferous lands measure four-fifths of the total surface. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian] Reference
Makna and Jebel Hassani, where he sketched, made plans, and collected metalliferous specimens. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Sir Richard Burton] Reference
It is strange that the fundamental operations of working metalliferous veins have changed so little throughout the ages. From Wordnik.com. [First Lensman]
But if not metalliferous, much of the parish is exceptionally fertile and verdant, in contrast to the barrenness of the Goonhilly Downs. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
The rocks which hold these ore deposits are of Silurian age, but they received their metalliferous impregnation much later, probably in the. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884] Reference
It is a common gangue mineral in metalliferous deposits, and in the form of crystals is often associated with ores of lead, iron, copper and silver. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
A windlass is in the centre of the chasm; and it is by means of this windlass that the metalliferous substance is raised to the surface in square wooden boxes. From Wordnik.com. [A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France] Reference
Every description of ore, or metalliferous deposit, requires a different treatment: each suggested and verified by laborious experience and vigilant attention. From Wordnik.com. [A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France] Reference
The very deepest at that time was in a metalliferous mine in Hanover, which had been carried down 2,900 feet; but this was probably not a single perpendicular shaft. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885] Reference
Thus, I would divide the metalliferous quartzes of this. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian — Volume 1] Reference
The metalliferous formation is first noticed at the little chain of rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers] Reference
Australia, and California; and all recognized familiar metalliferous rocks. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian — Volume 1] Reference
But in rocks with metalliferous veins the miner does not at once know all he has to work. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3] Reference
There was scarcely a mineral beneath the loamy soil which masked the metalliferous rock which they did not work. From Wordnik.com. [Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine] Reference
Some of the most important metalliferous deposits of the Cordilleras are found in this group of hot-water caverns. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography] Reference
These same metalliferous combinations are found also in Franconia, in the grunsteins of the mountains of Steben and. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
Now it may happen that a nation or region may be rich in metalliferous ores, but possess few, if any, coal deposits. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Electricity] Reference
The formation of the country much resembles that of Midian; and the metalliferous veins run from northeast to south-west. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian — Volume 1] Reference
Western Province where it reportedly discharges 56 million tonnes of metalliferous waste into local river systems each year. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
In comparison, the metalliferous deposits are the merest incidents in the development of this great group of mineral resources. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference
The plutonic rocks of Ceylon are but slightly metalliferous, and hitherto their veins and deposits have been but imperfectly examined. From Wordnik.com. [Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference
Upper Georgia -- the capital of which is Atlanta -- is a fruitful, productive, metalliferous region, that will in time become quite wealthy. From Wordnik.com. [Andersonville — Volume 1] Reference
The discovery supports Peel's belief that the Attunga skarn deposits are part of a larger metalliferous system, possibly including a porphyry source. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
This metalliferous zone is more than 1,500 miles long, extending from the State of Chihuahua and Sonora in the north to Oaxaca and Chiapas in the south. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development] Reference
Harz, in the metalliferous mountains of Bohemia, in Galicia, on the limit of the two Castiles, or wherever a granite of new formation appears above the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
It was, unlike many other metalliferous hills, an isolated, sharply-defined mass of rock, breaking into sudden pinnacles and points, traversed with veins of silver. From Wordnik.com. [Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 2] Reference
The geological formation of the country does not bear special relation to the deposits of metalliferous minerals, which are distributed in many parts of the great zone. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development] Reference
Its principal metalliferous sites are the Hartz Mountains, on the borders of Hanover and Prussia, and the Erzgebirge or Ore Mountains, which separate Saxony from Bohemia. From Wordnik.com. [The Mines and its Wonders] Reference
According to CSO there were significant declines in exports of goods from Ireland in computer equipment, electrical machinery, metalliferous ores and industrial machinery. From Wordnik.com. [ireland.com Breaking News] Reference
A naturally opulent country of fertile meadows, shipping capabilities, metalliferous hills, and at this time, in consequence of the Dutch-Spanish war, and the multitude of. From Wordnik.com. [The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing] Reference
As usual Burton began with a preliminary canter, visiting Moilah, Aynunah Bay, Makna and Jebel Hassani, where he sketched, made plans, and collected metalliferous specimens. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Sir Richard Burton] Reference
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