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gossan

UK/ˈɡɒsən/US/ˈɡɑsən/

gossan noun: rust-coloured (weatherized and oxidized) rock or mineral deposits, forming the upper part or outcrop of a metallic vein.

Noun

gossan (countable and uncountable, plural gossans)

  1. Rust-coloured (weatherized and oxidized) rock or mineral deposits, forming the upper part or outcrop of a metallic vein.
    • Despite being comprised largely of a multiply deformed amphibolite and granulite facies metagranitoid terrain, the region includes supracrustal belts of three different ages, all hosting gossans that signal base- and precious metal prospectivity.2008, L. Nadeau, J.J. Ryan, P. Brouillette, D.T. James, Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5907, page 1

gossan meaning in Tamil

gossan in Tamil

கனிமங்கட்டி

Forms of gossan

pluralgossans

Origin of gossan

Borrowed in the 1770s from Cornish gossen, from gōs (“blood”), from Old Cornish guit (compare Proto-Celtic *wolis).

Words formed from gossan

Questions about gossan

What does gossan mean?
Gossan means rust-coloured (weatherized and oxidized) rock or mineral deposits, forming the upper part or outcrop of a metallic vein.
What is gossan in Tamil?
Gossan in Tamil is கனிமங்கட்டி. See Gossan meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gossan?
Gossan is a noun.
How do you pronounce gossan?
Gossan is pronounced /ˈɡɒsən/ (UK).
What is the plural of gossan?
The plural of gossan is gossans.

Words near gossan in the dictionary

  1. gossamerlike
  2. gossamers
  3. gossamery
  4. gossampine
  5. gossampines
  6. gossan
  7. gossaniferous
  8. gossans
  9. Gossard
  10. Gossards
  11. Gossau

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