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gossans

gossans is the plural of gossan.

Meaning of gossan

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

Questions about gossans

What is gossans the plural of?
Gossans is the plural of gossan.

Words near gossans in the dictionary

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

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