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V MartínThe hypothesis diagram for the high-aluminum light rocks on Jezero, figure 6 from the paper above<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JezeroBrightRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JezeroBrightRocks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kaolinite</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spinel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spinel</a>

Niva Daily⭕️ചൊവ്വയിൽ ജീവന്റെ സാന്നിധ്യം? പുതിയ കണ്ടെത്തലുമായി പെഴ്സിവിയറൻസ് റോവർRead full story: <a href="https://nivadaily.com/mars-rover-finds-kaolinite-hints-past-water/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nivadaily.com/mars-rover-finds-kaolinite-hints-past-water/</a>Join our Whatsapp group <a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/GqOETrGnLmW04WN8zt2EBv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://chat.whatsapp.com/GqOETrGnLmW04WN8zt2EBv</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kaolinite</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerseveranceRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PerseveranceRover</a>

V MartínRoyer et al: "Intense alteration on early Mars revealed by high-aluminum rocks at Jezero crater" <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01837-2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01837-2</a>Short summary by <a href="https://astrodon.social/@IRAP" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@IRAP</a> : <a href="https://astrodon.social/@IRAP/114041811773990603" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://astrodon.social/@IRAP/114041811773990603</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JezeroDeltaScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JezeroDeltaScience</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JezeroBrightRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JezeroBrightRocks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spinel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spinel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kaolinite</a>

IRAP[Under the Martian <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/tropics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tropics</a> ...] There was a time when <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> abounded and shaped the Martian <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/landscapes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#landscapes</a>. This is evidenced by several fragments of clear, alumina-rich <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rocks</a> recently analyzed by the instruments of the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Perseverance</a> rover ...These rocks contain minerals such as <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kaolinite</a>, one of the markers of a once habitable environment. Infos+ : <a href="https://www.irap.omp.eu/en/2025/02/could-mars-have-had-a-tropical-climate-in-the-past/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.irap.omp.eu/en/2025/02/could-mars-have-had-a-tropical-climate-in-the-past/</a><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/planetology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#planetology</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mars</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mars2020</a>

IRAP[Sous les <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/tropiques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tropiques</a> martiens ...] Il fut un temps où l' <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/eau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eau</a> abondait et façonnait les <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/paysages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paysages</a> martiens. En témoignent plusieurs fragments de <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/roches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roches</a> claires riches en alumine récemment analysés par les instruments du rover <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Perseverance</a> ...Ces roches renferment des minéraux telle la <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kaolinite</a>, l'un des marqueurs d’un environnement autrefois habitable. Infos+ : <a href="https://www.irap.omp.eu/2025/02/mars-aurait-elle-connu-un-climat-tropical-passe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.irap.omp.eu/2025/02/mars-aurait-elle-connu-un-climat-tropical-passe/</a><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/planetology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#planetology</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mars</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mars2020</a>

V MartínPoster for a new iteration of analysis of light-toned float rocks, and a suggested formation scenario. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spinel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spinel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kaolinite</a>Royer et al : "Mineral Diversity of Light-Toned Float Rocks in Jezero Crater as Seen by SuperCam" <a href="https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/pdf/1872.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/pdf/1872.pdf</a>🧵 18/n<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JezeroDeltaScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JezeroDeltaScience</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JezeroRimScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JezeroRimScience</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JezeroBrightRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JezeroBrightRocks</a>[EDIT]: final paper at <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01837-2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01837-2</a>

InoruFuck yeah <a href="https://blorbo.social/tags/MinCup24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinCup24</a> time!! 🎉🎉Also, <a href="https://blorbo.social/tags/kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kaolinite</a> may be classic and will probably win (and will probably be what spouse votes for), but I went for <a href="https://blorbo.social/tags/abelsonite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#abelsonite</a>.Listen I may only be a lay person who doesn't understand all the science, but it's an organonickel. Science thinks the organic part is *chlorophyll* even tho it forms at depth, according to mindat. How fucking cool is that?!via <a href="https://mastodon.social/@MineralCup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MineralCup</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MineralCup/113060708061417842" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@MineralCup/113060708061417842</a>

GeologistsCatToday is the first duel of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MinCup2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinCup2024</a>. It's the well known <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kaolinite</a>, an important ingredient for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/porcelain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#porcelain</a>/#china, vs. the rare <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mineral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mineral</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abelsonite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#abelsonite</a>. Doesn't matter how rare... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foodbowl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foodbowl</a> beats everything 😹 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DoesItCat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DoesItCat</a> ? Of course 😹<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geologywithcats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geologywithcats</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MinCup24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinCup24</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TeamKaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TeamKaolinite</a>

GeologistsCatToday: last week one of the humans was on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hedgewatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hedgewatch</a> in a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/porcelain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#porcelain</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cafe</a>. I'm impawressd. One main ingredient of china is the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#clay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mineral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mineral</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kaolinite</a>. Which is produced by weathering of e.g. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feldspar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feldspar</a>. Humans <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PawForScale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PawForScale</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeologyWithCats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeologyWithCats</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/catsoftwitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#catsoftwitter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/catsofx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#catsofx</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CatsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatsOfMastodon</a>

Matt WillemsenNASA Unveils First-Ever Global Maps of Earth’s Surface Minerals <a href="https://scitechdaily.com/nasa-unveils-first-ever-global-maps-of-earths-surface-minerals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://scitechdaily.com/nasa-unveils-first-ever-global-maps-of-earths-surface-minerals/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EMIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EMIT</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#global</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#map</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surface</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minerals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dust</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/source" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#source</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hematite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hematite</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/goethite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goethite</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kaolinite</a>

Now @christinkallama@hcommonsIt's neck-and-neck between <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zircon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zircon</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Calcite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Calcite</a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MinCup23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinCup23</a> semi-final!Zircon has knocked out my favorite <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kaolinite</a> the past two years, and so, as revenge, I'm voting for it so it can win and be ineligible to compete in future MinCups!(I'm sure it has some fine qualities that others will be happy to recite, but I'm driven solely by tactical considerations).<a href="https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/campaigns/round-4-match-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/campaigns/round-4-match-1</a>

Mineral CupCongratulations and welcome to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MinCup23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinCup23</a> Round 3, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zircon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zircon</a>!For the second year running, the resilient timekeeper has outlasted the industrial softy. Better luck next year, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kaolinite</a>!Bracket: <a href="https://www.mineralcup.org/bracket" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mineralcup.org/bracket</a>

Now @christinkallama@hcommonsBecause of the real properties of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kaolinite</a>, Boettger (building on Tschirnhaus) was able to produce real porcelain, rather than trying to fake alchemical results that would expose him as a fraud. All brought to you by the "clay mineral and industrial superstar" kaolinite, which is facing off against zircon in the first match of Round 2 of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MinCup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinCup</a> 23. Kaolinite is awesome! Vote Kaolinite!<a href="https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/campaigns/round-2-match-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/campaigns/round-2-match-1</a>

Now @christinkallama@hcommonsVery much a "fool me once..." type of guy, the Elector of Saxony demanded that the process be replicated and the results inspected, and a commission was duly established. Boettger's porcelain passed.The initial products were red and black "stoneware", but the process for making hard-paste porcelain was quickly refined, and Boettger and his workers were soon capable of making fine, white, translucent, china. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kaolinite</a> for the win!10/

Now @christinkallama@hcommonsYeah, yeah, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zircon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zircon</a> tells time...But <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kaolinite</a> saves lives!Or, at least one life.When mixed with the right ingredients and fired at high heat, kaolin clay turns into <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/porcelain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#porcelain</a>. Understanding this process turned an alchemist facing death for fraud into the first head of the legendary <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meissen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meissen</a> porcelain factory. 1/Follow along, and vote <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kaolinite</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MinCup23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinCup23</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a> <a href="https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/campaigns/round-2-match-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/campaigns/round-2-match-1</a>

Nate Franzen<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kaolinite</a> at <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AMNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AMNH</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mincup23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mincup23</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/teamclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teamclay</a> forever and always

GeologistsCatTodays <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mincup23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mincup23</a> duel is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zircon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zircon</a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kaolinite</a>. I voted for both earlier. Very difficult... I am afraid I must vote for Zircon the sturdy <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mineral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mineral</a> being impawtent in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geochonology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geochonology</a> and showing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chatoyancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chatoyancy</a> the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cat</a>'s eye effect. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MinCup2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinCup2023</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/catsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#catsofmastodon</a>

Tappin Lisa<a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/MinCup23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinCup23</a> This time, instead of just looking at the Wikipedia pictures, I also skimmed the articles, and learned that <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kaolinite</a> is used in manufacturing paper to make it smoother and brighter. As someone who occasionally uses brush pens, I *do* appreciate smooth paper that won't make my brush pens fray, so I'm voting for kaolinite! <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/handlettering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handlettering</a>

Mineral Cup<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MinCup23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinCup23</a> Round 2 Match 1: Industrial superstar <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kaolinite</a> battles geochronoloy’s resilient stalwart <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zircon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zircon</a>. Will the Time Lord outlast another opponent, or will clay slip into Round 3?Vote: <a href="https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/campaigns/round-2-match-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/campaigns/round-2-match-1</a>Results: <a href="https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-2-match-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-2-match-1</a>

Nate FranzenKaolinite! <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MinCup23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinCup23</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/kaolinite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kaolinite</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#clay</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/teamclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teamclay</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/teamclayforever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teamclayforever</a>

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