gossan

Значение (Английский)

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

Синонимы

iron hat

capping

iron gossan

iron cap

gozzan

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈɡɒsən/

Этимология (Английский)

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