Description of general assay specimens mineral assay specimens specimen preparation procedures 2005-11-13 Copyright (c) 2006 CSIRO - see https://www.seegrid.csiro.au/twiki/bin/view/Xmml/LegalNotices#Software_Notice A list of specimens The number of specimens in the list. Description of assay specimen, including chain-of-custody if required. The label or ID used by the provider to identify the specimen. Indicates if the specimen is one in which the concentration of analyte has been pre-determined in some way - blank, standard, spike - or is "normal". Pointer to a related specimen, siblings, descendents and ancestors, for handling splits, repeats or duplicate specimens. The primary material type. This preservative code is required to indicate the exact preservative used to maintain stability of the specimen. The specimen matrix information is required to provide the USA EPA with environmental reference material from compliant laboratories The specimen media information is required to provide the USA EPA with environmental reference material from compliant laboratories This may be required for environmental specimen processing The original specimen weight allows the field supplied weight to be recorded to allow QA/QC checks to determine if too much or too little specimen was supplied. Original specimen weight in a container, with the container weight Tared out, commonly used for small or environmental specimens to determine the actual true weight of the specimen minus the enclosure Pointer to the specimen preparation procedure. This will normally be a link to the description of a procedure expressed as a adx:AssaySpecimenPreparation element A description of the size-distribution of the prepared specimen (if known). The period or instant during which specimen was prepared The party responsible for preparing the specimen An event in the lifetime of the specimen: acquisition, transportation, preparation, disposal, etc. Provided the associated time periods are complete and contiguous, this provides a chain-of-custody record for the specimen. The current status of the specimen. If the custody chain is complete, then this will reflect the outcome of the most recent custody operation. Specialised assay specimen for the mineral exploration industry, including chain-of-custody if required. The label or ID used by the provider to identify the specimen. Indicates if the specimen is one in which the concentration of analyte has been pre-determined in some way - blank, standard, spike - or is "normal". Pointer to a related specimen, siblings, descendents and ancestors, for handling splits, repeats or duplicate specimens. The primary material type. This preservative code is required to indicate the exact preservative used to maintain stability of the specimen. The specimen matrix information is required to provide the USA EPA with environmental reference material from compliant laboratories The specimen media information is required to provide the USA EPA with environmental reference material from compliant laboratories This may be required for environmental specimen processing The original specimen weight allows the field supplied weight to be recorded to allow QA/QC checks to determine if too much or too little specimen was supplied. Original specimen weight in a container, with the container weight Tared out, commonly used for small or environmental specimens to determine the actual true weight of the specimen minus the enclosure Pointer to the specimen preparation procedure. This will normally be a link to the description of a procedure expressed as a adx:AssaySpecimenPreparation element A description of the size-distribution of the prepared specimen (if known). The period or instant during which specimen was prepared The party responsible for preparing the specimen An event in the lifetime of the specimen: acquisition, transportation, preparation, disposal, etc. Provided the associated time periods are complete and contiguous, this provides a chain-of-custody record for the specimen. The current status of the specimen. If the custody chain is complete, then this will reflect the outcome of the most recent custody operation. Choose: adx:CrushedMaterial for rock, cuttings, core, and other materials that are prepared by crushing adx:SeivedMaterial for soil, sediment, umus, vegetation, and other materials that are prepared by seiving Size distribution for rock, cuttings, core, and other materials that are prepared by crushing Indicate proportion of material that would satisfy the size specified after primary crushing e.g. *primaryCrushFraction uom="percent" property="Tyler200"*65.*/primaryCrushFraction* Indicate proportion of material that would satisfy the size specified after secondary crushing e.g. *secondaryCrushFraction uom="percent" property="Tyler200"*95.*/secondaryCrushFraction* Size distribution for soil, sediment, umus, vegetation, and other materials that are prepared by seiving two numbers that indicate the size range (upper and lower screens) of material analysed in the given units-of-measure: e.g. *sizeRange uom="TylerMeshNumber"*200 80*/sizeRange* XML document-ordered list of preps The drying temperature is recorded per specimen to enable QA/QC checks to be performed to ensure the specimens were not damaged or met the criteria required for the method during pre-processing drying stages The party responsible for specimen preparation and/ or specific laboratory location.