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The oxidation of sulphide rich ores usually results in conspicuous “rusty looking” exposures of red iron oxides which are variably referred to as gossans, leached cappings or ironstones. Gossan is the entrenched term, although given that there are also clay and quartz rich examples, leached cappings may be a better all embracing term.
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Taylor, R. (2011). Initial Recognition. In: Gossans and Leached Cappings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22051-7_3
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