assay metal
11assay — assayable, adj. assayer, n. v. /a say /; n. /as ay, a say /, v.t. 1. to examine or analyze: to assay a situation; to assay an event. 2. Metall. to analyze (an ore, alloy, etc.) in order to determine the quantity of gold, silver, or other metal in …
12Assay Office (Boise, Idaho) — Infobox nrhp | name =Assay Office nrhp type =nhl caption = location= 210 Main Street, Boise, Idaho lat degrees = 43 lat minutes = 36 lat seconds = 40.98 lat direction = N long degrees = 116 long minutes = 11 long seconds = 45.03 long direction =… …
13assay ton — (AT) a specialized unit of mass used by minerologists in assaying (testing) ores for the presence of gold, silver, platinum, uranium, or other valuable metals. One assay ton equals 29.1667 grams: just a little over an an ounce! The assay ton… …
14assay — as•say v. [[t]æˈseɪ[/t]] n. [[t]ˈæs eɪ, æˈseɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to examine or analyze: to assay a situation[/ex] 2) mel to analyze (an ore, alloy, etc.) to determine the content of gold, silver, or other metal 3) pha to analyze (a drug) to determine… …
15assay — n. & v. n. 1 the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality. 2 Chem. etc. the determination of the content or strength of a substance. v. 1 tr. make an assay of (a metal or ore). 2 tr. Chem. etc. perform a concentration on …
16Assay — The process of analyzing a physical sample to determine its composition. In financial markets, the term assay usually refers to the chemical analysis of a mineral or ore sample to ascertain its content of precious metals or minerals, such as gold …
17assay office — noun : a government or commercial office and laboratory in which assays are made (as of precious metals) * * * a local testing station for assaying ore, as gold or silver, esp. a government station maintained in connection with the registration… …
18assay — verb (T) 1 to test a metal 2 literary to attempt to do something: to assay the impossible assay noun (C) …
19assay ton — noun : a unit of weight of ore taken for assay equal to 29166 2/3 milligrams, the number of milligrams of precious metal in this amount of ore being equal to the number of troy ounces per 2000 pound ton * * * a unit of weight used in assaying ore …
20assay groove — (in silverwork) a furrow left in a piece by the digging out of metal for assay. * * * …
