Gossan is composed of hematite, goethite, clay minerals, brucite and sulfates
Gossan is significantly enriched with As, Pb, Sb, and Zn relative to barren ferricrust
Lead isotopic composition of gossan and barren ferricrust shows different values
Gossan is less depleted of 65Cu as compared with barren ferricrust
No differences were proved between the δ66Zn values in the gossan and in ferruginous crust