单词 | shot gold |
释义 | > as lemmasshot gold shot gold n. originally U.S. gold occurring in the form of small spheres like lead shot. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > native elements and alloys > [noun] > native gold gold dust1607 virgin gold1673 sand gold1766 vein gold1834 rhodium gold1844 free gold1854 shot gold1858 flour-gold1869 stream-gold1875 1858 M. G. Preston Let. 19 Nov. in L. R. Hafen Pike's Peak Gold Rush Guidebks. of 1859 (1941) 222 Those who have prospected over in the parks..say that they find the shot gold there. 1929 E. J. Dunn Geol. Gold xvii. 185 Spherical grains and small pieces of gold are found in the alluvial wash at Creswick... They are often quite spherical, generally of small size, but occasionally up to several dwts. in weight, and are known as ‘shot gold’. 1971 A. P. McInnes Dunlevy 113 Shot gold..is always considered a coarse gold prospect, indicating coarser gold lower down. < as lemmas |
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