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placer

plac·er [ pláyssər ] (plural plac·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
Southwestern U.S. deposit containing traces of valuable minerals: a deposit of river sand or gravel containing particles of gold or another valuable mineral

[Early 19th century. < American Spanish, "shoal"]
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