Usually means: Iron oxide-rich, weathered rock.
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▸ noun:  (geology) Rust-coloured (weatherized and oxidized) rock or mineral deposits, forming the upper part or outcrop of a metallic vein.

Similar:
gouge, gangue, gothite, goethite, gowan, gang, gaultite, gulf, goshenite, rock glass, more...

Adjectives:
rich, heavy, ferruginous, good, auriferous, limonitic, brown, red, porous, soft, leached

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Similar:
gouge, gangue, gothite, goethite, gowan, gang, gaultite, gulf, goshenite, rock glass, more...

Adjectives:
rich, heavy, ferruginous, good, auriferous, limonitic, brown, red, porous, soft, leached



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