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Gossan is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Gossan meaning

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

Using Gossan

  • The main meaning on this page is: Rust-coloured (weatherized and oxidized) rock or mineral deposits, forming the upper part or outcrop of a metallic vein.

Context around Gossan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

red 1×

Sentence patterns with Gossan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a red gossan from brasiles 1× where the gossan and oxide 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

development of the 1×

Common sentence endings:

visited in mexico 1× within these zones 1×

Words around Gossan

Just before it in the word index:

gossamers 2 gossamer 16 gossage 7 goss 89 gosport 47 gospodinova 2

Just after it in the word index:

gossans 2 gossard 7 gosse 19 gosselaar 7 gosselin 19 gosselink 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4 aadvantage 4

Corpus analysis for Gossan

  • In this selection, "gossan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, red stand out and add context to how "gossan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a red gossan from brasiles and where the gossan and oxide. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gossan" sits close to words such as aabc, aacsb and aadar, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gossan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Here is an example of a red gossan from Brasiles zone at Oroco Resource Corp.'s Santo Tomas Copper Porphyry that I recently visited in Mexico. (26 words)

Development of the Murray Brook Deposit, where the gossan and oxide zones will be investigated to determine the economics and upside potential of the precious metal contents and recovery within these zones. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

Development of the Murray Brook Deposit, where the gossan and oxide zones will be investigated to determine the economics and upside potential of the precious metal contents and recovery within these zones. (32 words)

Here is an example of a red gossan from Brasiles zone at Oroco Resource Corp.'s Santo Tomas Copper Porphyry that I recently visited in Mexico. (26 words)

Example sentences (2)

Here is an example of a red gossan from Brasiles zone at Oroco Resource Corp.'s Santo Tomas Copper Porphyry that I recently visited in Mexico.

Development of the Murray Brook Deposit, where the gossan and oxide zones will be investigated to determine the economics and upside potential of the precious metal contents and recovery within these zones.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gossan" in a sentence?
An example: "Here is an example of a red gossan from Brasiles zone at Oroco Resource Corp.'s Santo Tomas Copper Porphyry that I recently visited in Mexico." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "gossan" from authentic English texts.
What does "gossan" mean?
Gossan means: Rust-coloured (weatherized and oxidized) rock or mineral deposits, forming the upper part or outcrop of a metallic vein.
How many example sentences with "gossan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "gossan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.