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Glossary entry

français term or phrase:

gousses

anglais translation:

Pods

Added to glossary by Manoj Chauhan
Jan 29, 2019 08:41
5 yrs ago
français term

gousses

français vers anglais Technique / Génie Mines et minéraux / pierres précieuses
can anyone translate "gousses" in english? Thanks

Des veines de quartz qui se réunissent pour former des gousses
Proposed translations (anglais)
4 Pods
4 -1 nodules/geodes
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Feb 5, 2019 08:43: Manoj Chauhan Created KOG entry

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Pods

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Peer comment(s):

neutral Cornelius Gillen : vein clusters or knots, rather than pods
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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 ...
Peer comment(s):

disagree 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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