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assay 1. a. an analysis, esp a determination of the amount of metal in an ore or the amounts of impurities in a precious metal b. (as modifier): an assay office 2. a substance undergoing an analysis 3. a written report on the results of an analysis assay [′a‚sā] (analytical chemistry) Qualitative or quantitative determination of the components of a material, as an ore or a drug. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In May Frobisher set out on his third and final voyage, with fifteen ships and two hundred miners, in which Sidney invested [pounds]67/10/-; during this trip, the assayers pronounced the ore worthless. There she and her two teenage children greeted the trail-weary prospectors, hunters, and pioneer mothers and children as well as merchants, assayers, and preachers, freshened them up, and sent them on their last dash to town. During the audit, three independent geologists and two assayers conducted four geological reviews and full custodial assays on all its properties, although only the Skull Valley property was verified for the purpose of the audit. |
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