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gossan

[ gos-uhn, goz- ]

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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gossan1

First recorded in 1770–80; originally dialect (Cornwall), from Cornish, derivative of ²µÅ²õ “bloodâ€; akin to Welsh gwaed
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One such instance of retaliation was recently highlighted by Sarah Gossan.

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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.

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“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.

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Grasberg minerals district has three operating mines: the Grasberg open pit, the Deep Ore Zone underground mine and the Big Gossan underground mine.

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Rescue workers on Tuesday night recovered the last body from the debris of a collapsed tunnel in the Big Gossan underground training facility.

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