Gossan definitions

Gossan

1) An iron-rich rock
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Gossan

Gossan (eiserner hut or eisenhut) is intensely oxidized, weathered or decomposed rock, usually the upper and exposed part of an ore deposit or mineral vein. In the classic gossan or iron cap all that remains is iron oxides and quartz often in the form of boxworks, quartz lined cavities retaining the shape of the dissolved ore minerals. In other ca...
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Gossan

• (n.) Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein.
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Gossan

A ferruginous deposit remaining after the oxidation of the original sulphide minerals in a vein or ore zone.
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gossan

rust-coloured oxide and hydroxide minerals of iron and manganese that cap an ore deposit. Gossans form by the oxidation of the sulfide minerals in an ... [1 related articles]
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Gossan

Gos'san noun (Geol.) Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein.
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Gossan

Gossan is decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein.
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Gossan

The rust-colored capping or staining of a mineral deposit, generally formed by the oxidation or alteration of iron sulfides.
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