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PRONUNCIATION OF GOSSAN

gossan  [ˈɡɒsən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOSSAN

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Gossan is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GOSSAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gossan

Gossan

Gossan 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 cases quartz and iron oxides, limonite, goethite, and jarosite, exist as pseudomorphs replacing the pyrite and primary ore minerals. Frequently gossan appears as a red stain against the background rock and soil due to the abundance of oxidized iron and the gossan may be a topographic positive area due to the abundance of erosion resistant quartz and iron oxides. Although most gossans are red, orange, or yellow, black gossans from manganese oxides such as pyrolusite, manganite, and especially psilomelane form at the oxidized portion of Mn-rich mineral deposits. In the 19th and 20th centuries gossans were important guides to buried ore deposits used by prospectors in their quest for metal ores.

Definition of gossan in the English dictionary

The definition of gossan in the dictionary is an oxidised portion of a mineral vein in rock.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOSSAN


alison
ˈælɪsən
Anderson
ˈændəsən
comparison
kəmˈpærɪsən
Ferguson
ˈfɜːɡəsən
Hudson
ˈhʌdsən
Jackson
ˈdʒæksən
Jansen
ˈdʒænsən
Jason
ˈdʒeɪsən
Johnson
ˈdʒɒnsən
lesson
ˈlɛsən
listen
ˈlɪsən
madison
ˈmædɪsən
mason
ˈmeɪsən
nelson
ˈnɛlsən
person
ˈpɜːsən
Robinson
ˈrɒbɪnsən
Simpson
ˈsɪmpsən
Thompson
ˈtɒmpsən
Watson
ˈwɒtsən
Wilson
ˈwɪlsən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOSSAN

goss
gossamer
gossamery
Gosse
gossib
gossip
gossip column
gossip columnist
gossip mill
gossiper
gossiping
gossipingly
gossipmonger
gossipper
gossipry
gossipy
gossoon
gossypine
gossypol

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOSSAN

archdiocesan
artisan
basan
bipartisan
black-eyed Susan
chitosan
courtesan
diocesan
Elsan
Fuji-san
kisan
lazy Susan
Nisan
nonpartisan
paisan
Parmesan
partisan
Pusan
san
Susan

Synonyms and antonyms of gossan in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gossan» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

铁帽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gossan
570 millions of speakers

English

gossan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Gossan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجوسان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Госсан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gossan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gossan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gossan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gossan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gossan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴッサン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gossan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gossan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ổ mũ sắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கனிமங்கட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुसान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gossan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gossan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gossan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Госсан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gossan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gossan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gossan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Gossan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gossan
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOSSAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gossan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOSSAN»

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Mineralogia Cornubiensis: A Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and ...
The Lodes are ranged in the following order : I. Of all these Lodes, the Gossan is most common ; and is ever disposed to yield Tin and Copper, is it runs east and west ; but thofe of a contrary direction, in respect of thofe Metals, are sterile and ...
William Pryce, 1778
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Catalogue of the Mineral Collections ...
Gossan Ore, of Copper Glance and Black Oxide of Copper. From the 1 6 fathoms level, South Bedford, near Tavistock; Devon. Presented by the Tavistock Committee for the International Exhibition, 1862. Shelf II. 563. Argentiferous Gossan.
Museum of Practical Geology (Great Britain), 1864
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Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of ...
Gossan Ore, of Copper Glance and Black Oxide of Copper. From the 16 fathoms level, South Bedford, near Tavistoch, Devon. Presented by the Tavistock Committee for the International Exhibition, 1862. Shelf II. 563. Argentiferous Gossan.
Geological Survey of Great Britain, 1864
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Almost the entire length of the Gossan Lead was worked, and the Toncray mine of Floyd County was developed and the other " leads " of the region were prospected. The mines on the Gossan Lead had their greatest development before the ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1935
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
This gossan has been explored by many shafts, short adits, and drill holes, but no unoxidized sulfide has been found (fig. 48). None of the gossan has been mined. The prospect is owned by the Balaklala Consolidated Copper Co. Geology.
6
The Northern Banking Company Against William Byrne ... ...
-l 'yq'_V'-- ' 'l''ll'< ' ' l 11 26 “ Saith it is utterly untrue, as stated in the affidavit of said Gossan, that the said Gossan did prevent any uncut grass or hay crop of the said insolvent to be trespassed on by the cattle of said John Miller, or any other ...
William BYRNE (Distiller, of Comber.), 1853
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Applied Mineralogy in the Mining Industry
Most of the massive sulfide deposits in the Bathurst-Newcastle mining area were covered with a gossan that consisted of goethite and some silicate minerals, and was enriched in gold (Boyle, 1995). The gossan overlaid a narrow zone that ...
W. Petruk, 2000
8
Mineralogia Cornubiensis; a Treatise on Minerals, Mines and ...
A Grouan Lode. , - , z K . _ 4 , I. Of all these Lodes, the Gossan is most common; and is ever disposed to yield Tin and Copper, if it runs east and west; but those of 'a contrary direction', 'in respect of those Metals, are steril and worthless.
William Pryce, 1778
9
Geology and ore deposits of the Ducktown mining district, ...
The assumption is warranted in general, for there is no evidence that any change was attended either by much swelling or by much shrinking of the ore zone, except slumping that probably takes place in the gossan. It may be noted that gravity ...
William Harvey Emmons, Francis Baker Laney, 1926
10
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
The western part of the ore body contained a gossan about 60 feet wide and 250 feet long, but the top of the massive sulfide, at a depth of 240 feet, was smaller ( Reber, 1938, p. 55). At a depth of 290 feet the sulfide lens was 160 feet long and  ...
‎1958

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOSSAN»

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Pacifico Minerals Limited (ASX:PMY) Broad Zones of Copper …
... broad AEM anomaly led to the discovery of highly weathered silcretised gossan containing over 0.3% copper (qualitative value from pXRF). «ABN Newswire, Jul 15»
2
Aura Silver Receives Two-Year Land Use Permit for Drilling …
... a gold target within a structurally complex area and a base metal, (specifically a copper target), defined by an extensive surface gossan. «Azomining, Jul 15»
3
Troymet Options Redhill Project From Homegold
The mineralization in the Redhill zone is a very prominent gossan developed on a VMS exhalative, stockwork feeder zone. Mineralization in the ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
4
Aura Silver Announces Receipt of Permit to Commence Drilling on …
... a gold target within a structurally complex area and a base metal, (specifically a copper target), defined by an extensive surface gossan. «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
5
Phoenix Copper unveils further high grade multi metals at Mount …
The massive sulphide zone is also open along strike to the south, where gossan is still exposed in the wall of the oxide open pit. Managing ... «Proactive Investors USA & Canada, Jul 15»
6
Doubleview Steps Out 1 Km from Lisle Zone Discovery as Drilling …
... a much larger Hat Complex that also includes Anomalies "C", "D", and the Hoey and Gossan Creek prospects southeast of the Lisle Zone. «Stockhouse, Jul 15»
7
Today's Market View Including Sirius Minerals, Ortac Resources …
... Hawiah licence, which Kefi Minerals secured in December 2014, has been shown to contain a six-kilometre long mineralised gossan. «Proactive Investors UK, Jul 15»
8
Gossan Appoints New Director to Board
Douglas Reeson, President of Gossan Resources stated: "We are extremely ... that Dr. Mumin has agreed to join Gossan's Board of Directors. «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
9
Country Club offers 'Goodies and Games Night'
... Mary Kangas, Nancy Mantel, and Maria Gossan. Commitee members not pictured are Maria Brawcheau, Ruthie Vinette, Joyce Heynssen, ... «Escanaba Daily Press, Jun 15»
10
Can Pretium Resources, Inc. (NYSE:PVG) Surprise Analysts?
... West Zone, Bridge Zone, Low Grade Halo Zone, Shore Zone, Galena Hill Zone, Gossan Hill Zone, SG Zone and Valley of Kings (VOK) Zone. «Investor Newswire, Jun 15»

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