gossan
a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
Origin of gossan
1- Also called iron hat.
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How to use gossan in a sentence
Their history began away back in the days when military costume consisted of an iron hat and a steel vest.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace | Frederick Morse CutlerRemember the pregnant Cornish saying with regard to mining and the current aphorism, "The iron hat covers the golden head."
Getting Gold | J. C. F. JohnsonOrdinary vair in German heraldry is known as Eisenht-feh, or iron hat vair.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-DaviesRemember the pregnant Cornish saying with regard to mining and the current aphorism, “The iron hat covers the golden head.”
Getting Gold | J. C. F. JohnsonThe man immediately behind him wears an iron hat, with a wide rim and a raised crest, which is not at all unusual at this period.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages | Edward Lewes Cutts
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