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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Gossan \Gos"san\, n. (Geol.)
     Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to
     oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein.
     Called also iron hat.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  gossan
     Northern Sami part.p.
     (past participle of se gossat nocat=1)
     Northern Sami vb.
     (inflection of se gossat  past indc conn)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  gossan /ɡˈɒsən/
   [rusty] Eisener Hut  [min.]
     Synonyms: ore capping, oxidized capping, iron hat, ironstone blow, oxide of iron
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     铁帽

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