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ferriferous, a.|fɛˈrɪfərəs|
[f. L. ferr-um + -iferous.]
Producing or yielding iron; ferriferous rock, a rock containing iron ore.
1811Pinkerton Petral. I. 486 This excellent mineralogist suspects [it] to be ferriferous carbonate of lime. 1871Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. XII. 137 The fireclay under the ferriferous coal. 1883Anthropological Jrnl. 322 Black heaps are more or less common in connection with certain ferriferous rocks. |