gossan

American  

[gos-uhn, goz-] / ˈgɒs ən, ˈgɒz- /

noun

1. a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.

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Etymology

Origin of gossan

First recorded in 1770–80; originally dialect (Cornwall), from Cornish, derivative of gōs “blood”; akin to Welsh gwaed

Example Sentences

On the supply side, pressures in Indonesia are easing, with Freeport-McMoRan saying in a SEC filing last week that operations at its Big Gossan and Deep Mill Level Zone underground mines at Grasberg have been restarted in late October.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another deposit, Gossan Valley, may underpin volumes at Golden Grove in future.

From The Wall Street Journal

One such instance of retaliation was recently highlighted by Sarah Gossan.

From Scientific American

Gossan says the idea for the scribbled notes explaining one’s interest in science came in a chat with a longtime friend Julie Gould, who runs the jobs blog at Nature, among other endeavors.

From New York Times

“We wanted to get people talking about all of the great reasons why they became scientists, and show people that scientists are just normal people,” Gossan wrote in an email.

From New York Times