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Iron hat

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gos⋅san

[gos-uhn, goz-]
–noun
a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
Also called iron hat.


Origin:
1770–80; orig. dial. (Cornwall) < Cornish, deriv. of gōs blood; akin to Welsh gwaed
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