adjective
- containing or producing garnets; characterized by the presence of garnet minerals
Usage: technical; geology
Examples
- The garnetiferous rocks in the mountain range are prized by mineral collectors.
- Geologists identified garnetiferous schist formations throughout the region.
- The garnetiferous deposits contain high-quality almandine garnets.
- This garnetiferous metamorphic rock formed under intense heat and pressure.
- The mining company focuses on extracting garnetiferous ore from the quarry.