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Gossan is intensely oxidized, weathered or decomposed rock, usually the upper and exposed part of an ore deposit or mineral vein.
From Cornish gossen from gos, blood from Old Cornish guit
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Migmatite is typically a granitic rock within a metamorphic host rock which is composed of two intermingled but distinguishable components
From the Greek word migma which means a mixture
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock