gossan

n. [矿]铁帽

发音

UK /ˈɡɒsən/
US /ˈɡɑsən/

词形变化

gossans 复数 gossans

别名

gozzan

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Rust-coloured (weatherized and oxidized) rock or mineral deposits, forming the upper part or outcrop of a metallic vein.

    可数 不可数 地质

词源

Borrowed in the 1770s from Cornish gossen, from gōs (“blood”), from Old Cornish guit (compare Proto-Celtic *wolis).

来源：wiktionary