Meaning Of The Word Gossan

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gossan in American English
rusty iron deposits often occurring where the upper part of a vein has been weathered and oxidized
noun: a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials

gossan in British English
noun: an oxidized portion of a mineral vein in rock

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