Definitions for prospecting
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1. Prospecting

   Prospecting is the first stage of the geological analysis (followed by exploration) of a territory. It is the search for minerals, fossils, precious metals, or mineral specimens. It is also known as fossicking. Traditionally prospecting relied on direct observation of mineralization in rock outcrops or in sediments. Modern prospecting also includes the use of geologic, geophysical, and geochemical tools to search for anomalies which can narrow the search area. Once an anomaly has been identified and interpreted to be a potential prospect direct observation can then be focused on this area.In some areas a prospector must also make claims, meaning they must erect posts with the appropriate placards on all four corners of a desired land they wish to prospect and register this claim before they may take samples. In other areas publicly held lands are open to prospecting without staking a mining claim.

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1. Prospecting

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1. Prospecting

   Prospecting is the first stage of the territory geological analysis: physical search for minerals, fossils, precious metals or mineral specimens, and is also known as fossicking. Prospecting is a small-scale form of mineral exploration which is an organised, large scale effort undertaken by mineral resource companies to find commercially viable ore deposits. Prospecting is physical labour, involving traversing, panning, sifting and outcrop investigation, looking for signs of mineralisation. A prospector must also make claims, meaning they must erect posts with the appropriate placards on all four corners of a desired land they wish to prospect and register this claim before they may take samples.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prospecting in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prospecting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of prospecting in a Sentence

1. Angel Abbud-Madrid:

   For the moon, sufficient prospecting — through remote sensing — and identification of valuable resources, such as oxygen and hydrogen for in-situ applications, has been done to date.

2. Kenneth Angielczyk:

   They were found on the surface of rock outcrops we were prospecting for fossils, they had already undergone some weathering, which is reflected by the fact that neither specimen is complete.

3. David Meyer:

   You're always looking for something that will work. ... You have to be constantly prospecting for stuff.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospecting
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prospecting
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=prospecting