Containing native minerals
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ORYContaining native minerals.
argentiferous(of rocks or minerals) Containing silver
auriferous(of rocks or minerals) Containing gold
titaniferous(of rocks and minerals) Containing or yielding titanium
metalliferous(chiefly of deposits of minerals) Containing or producing metal
calcic(chiefly of minerals) Containing or relatively rich in calcium
aluminous(chiefly of minerals and rocks) Containing alumina or aluminum
mesocraticof igneous rocks, containing 30-60 per cent of ferromagnesian minerals
magnesian(chiefly of rocks and minerals) Containing or relatively rich in magnesium
ferromagnesiancontaining iron and magnesium, as applied to the mafic minerals, eg olivine
wackepoorly sorted sandstone containing fragments of rock and minerals in a clayey matrix
wackespoorly sorted sandstone containing fragments of rock and minerals in a clayey matrix
placersA deposit of sand or gravel in the bed of a river or lake, containing particles of valuable minerals
placerA deposit of sand or gravel in the bed of a river or lake, containing particles of valuable minerals
pyroxenesAny of a large class of rock-forming silicate minerals, generally containing calcium, magnesium, and iron and typically occurring as prismatic crystals
thermoremanentrelating to magnetic remanence (as in a rock cooled from a molten state or in a baked clay object containing magnetic minerals) that indicates the strength and direction of the earth's magnetic field at a former time