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Jan 29, 2019 08:41
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French term
gousses
French to English
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Mining & Minerals / Gems
can anyone translate "gousses" in english? Thanks
Des veines de quartz qui se réunissent pour former des gousses
Des veines de quartz qui se réunissent pour former des gousses
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nodules/geodes
Though I can't find any references to "gousses" in relation to quartz, they seem to mean nodules. Though it could mean geodes, the latter are hollow inside, which is not what "gousses" suggests.
https://sciencing.com › Science › Geology › Minerals & Rocks
A quartz nodule, for example, contains an interior of quartz. Nodules can be concretions, which can reach many feet in diameter. These tend to ...
https://sciencing.com › Science › Geology › Minerals & Rocks
A quartz nodule, for example, contains an interior of quartz. Nodules can be concretions, which can reach many feet in diameter. These tend to ...
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Cornelius Gillen
: geodes are cavities with large quartz crystals inside; nodules are inclusions
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According to https://www.desertusa.com/desert-prospecting/geode.html "The only difference between a geode and a nodule is that a geode has a hollow cavity, and a nodule is solid." However, I believe you know more about the subject than I do.
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