Kalahari Mn Field - Mamatwan carbonate ore
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Location - South Africa
Age (of portore) - 2250 Ma
Original size - 2550 million tonnes of Mn
References
Gutzmer, J., 1996, Genesis and alteration of the Kalahari and Postmasburg manganese deposits, Griqualand West, South Africa. Unpublished PhD dissertation, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Schneiderhan, E.A., Gutzmer, J., Strauss, H., Mexger, K., and Beukes, N.J., 2006, The chemostratigraphy of a Paleoproterozoic MnF- BIF succession – the Voëlwater Subgroup of the Transvaal Supergroup in Griqualand West, South Africa: South African Journal of Geology, v. 109, p. 63-80.
Liu, T-B., Maynard, J.B., and Alten, J., 2006, Superheavy S isotopes from glacier-associated sediments of the Neoproterozoic of south China: Oceanic anoxia or sulfate limitation?, in Kesler, S.E., and Ohmoto, H., eds., Evolution of Early Earth's Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Biosphere--Constraints from Ore Deposits: Boulder CO, Geological Society of America, Memoir 198, p. 205-222.
major elements - trace elements - rare-earth elements - REE normalized - isotopes
Major Elements, oxide percent
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
MnO |
Fe2O3tot |
SiO2 |
Al2O3 |
CaO |
MgO |
K2O |
Na2O |
TiO2 |
P2O5 |
LOI |
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| avg | Mn carb | 36.8 |
9.47 |
4.62 |
0.14 |
18.8 |
3.41 |
0.05 |
0.10 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
21.6 |
| MMT-109 | unaltered ore | 53.6 |
3.78 |
0.67 |
0.09 |
17.2 |
1.04 |
0.09 |
0.92 |
0.05 |
0.001 |
19.7 |
| SO-5104 | unaltered ore | 50.3 |
5.57 |
4.90 |
0.11 |
14.7 |
2.43 |
0.00 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
15.3 |
| REX44-27 | unaltered ore | 48.0 |
5.12 |
3.30 |
0.02 |
18.0 |
1.50 |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
0.001 |
16.8 |
| M2-47B | unaltered ore | 45.9 |
4.91 |
4.61 |
0.20 |
17.9 |
2.14 |
0.14 |
0.10 |
0.08 |
nr |
20.4 |
| REX44-26 | unaltered ore | 45.2 |
6.49 |
4.70 |
0.11 |
15.8 |
2.90 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.003 |
18.1 |
| REX44-22 | unaltered ore | 44.8 |
6.17 |
4.87 |
0.02 |
15.3 |
3.50 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.006 |
18.9 |
| M2-45 | unaltered ore | 43.9 |
9.77 |
6.19 |
0.20 |
14.6 |
3.20 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.06 |
nr |
20.7 |
| SO-5103 | unaltered ore | 43.4 |
7.05 |
6.25 |
0.25 |
14.1 |
3.91 |
0.00 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
19.6 |
| MMT-110 | unaltered ore | 42.5 |
5.10 |
3.55 |
0.16 |
19.3 |
5.04 |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.008 |
20.1 |
| SO-5102 | unaltered ore | 42.3 |
4.93 |
3.46 |
0.14 |
20.5 |
3.54 |
0.00 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
20.8 |
| REX44-23 | unaltered ore | 41.8 |
5.32 |
4.24 |
0.02 |
19.0 |
2.40 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.003 |
20.6 |
| REX44-28 | unaltered ore | 41.1 |
9.98 |
5.16 |
0.02 |
17.7 |
2.30 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.006 |
16.7 |
| MMT-128 | unaltered ore | 40.9 |
5.20 |
2.92 |
0.13 |
20.4 |
4.96 |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
0.001 |
21.3 |
| SO-5101 | unaltered ore | 40.0 |
6.55 |
5.78 |
0.18 |
18.9 |
2.96 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
20.2 |
| REX44-13 | unaltered ore | 39.8 |
13.4 |
6.50 |
0.20 |
13.5 |
3.30 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.060 |
18.7 |
| MMT-126 | unaltered ore | 39.4 |
5.04 |
3.60 |
0.36 |
20.2 |
6.23 |
0.01 |
0.17 |
0.05 |
0.001 |
21.8 |
| REX44-25 | unaltered ore | 38.2 |
10.2 |
4.70 |
0.02 |
17.7 |
2.80 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.006 |
20.5 |
| REX44-20 | unaltered ore | 37.8 |
13.7 |
6.28 |
0.09 |
1.30 |
4.30 |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.002 |
18.8 |
| REX44-21 | unaltered ore | 36.1 |
5.77 |
4.30 |
0.19 |
21.4 |
3.20 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.005 |
23.7 |
| REX44-29 | unaltered ore | 36.0 |
17.4 |
6.33 |
0.03 |
14.1 |
3.60 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.001 |
17.4 |
| MMT-088 | unaltered ore | 32.0 |
7.28 |
2.66 |
0.32 |
25.1 |
2.21 |
0.34 |
0.28 |
0.05 |
0.020 |
26.8 |
| REX44-24 | unaltered ore | 31.9 |
7.30 |
3.97 |
0.03 |
22.9 |
3.20 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.005 |
24.9 |
| MMT-087 | unaltered ore | 30.2 |
7.62 |
2.62 |
0.34 |
26.0 |
2.61 |
0.25 |
0.34 |
0.05 |
0.022 |
27.9 |
| M2-49C | unaltered ore | 28.2 |
9.61 |
3.99 |
0.20 |
24.6 |
2.59 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.04 |
nr |
23.7 |
| M2-44 | unaltered ore | 27.7 |
7.96 |
4.97 |
0.20 |
24.4 |
4.11 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.09 |
nr |
26.9 |
| REX44-30 | unaltered ore | 26.6 |
24.1 |
13.60 |
0.02 |
6.11 |
6.60 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.001 |
18.8 |
| REX44-19 | unaltered ore | 26.2 |
11.3 |
5.61 |
0.02 |
22.2 |
4.80 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.002 |
25.5 |
| MMT-082 | unaltered ore | 25.2 |
6.61 |
2.01 |
0.30 |
29.3 |
2.31 |
0.16 |
0.34 |
0.05 |
0.018 |
30.2 |
| REX44-16 | unaltered ore | 13.0 |
16.5 |
3.80 |
0.10 |
30.1 |
4.20 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.040 |
28.8 |
| MMT-127 | unaltered ore | 11.8 |
34.5 |
3.02 |
0.14 |
22.1 |
4.48 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.014 |
23.3 |
Trace elements, ppm
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
ppm |
|
As |
Ba |
Cd |
Co |
Cr |
Cu |
Mo |
Nb |
Ni |
Pb |
Rb |
Sc |
Sr |
Th |
U |
V |
Y |
Zn |
Zr |
| avg | na |
516 |
na |
47 |
17 |
5 |
na |
na |
45 |
15 |
2 |
na |
356 |
na |
na |
14 |
6 |
36 |
8 |
| MMT-109 | 2563 |
20 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
nr |
2 |
2 |
3 |
283 |
1 |
nr |
12 |
nr |
0.5 |
1 |
|||
| SO-5104 | 598 |
nr |
1 |
1 |
0.5 |
25 |
2 |
0.1 |
126 |
0.3 |
0.12 |
2 |
5 |
99 |
1.8 |
||||
| REX44-27 | 150 |
44 |
nr |
2.2 |
nr |
nr |
23 |
5.5 |
0.19 |
260 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
190 |
2.3 |
|||
| M2-47B | 250 |
24 |
nr |
1 |
nr |
nr |
25 |
170 |
1.3 |
110 |
nr |
nr |
nr |
5.1 |
110 |
20 |
|||
| REX44-26 | 370 |
52 |
nr |
18 |
nr |
nr |
20 |
8.4 |
0.9 |
240 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
40 |
2.4 |
|||
| REX44-22 | 581 |
61 |
nr |
0.05 |
nr |
nr |
44 |
0.05 |
1.5 |
201 |
0.6 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
6.4 |
0.05 |
6.8 |
|||
| M2-45 | 77 |
30 |
nr |
1 |
nr |
nr |
264 |
13 |
1.4 |
94 |
nr |
nr |
nr |
5.2 |
18 |
12 |
|||
| SO-5103 | 89.8 |
nr |
1 |
1 |
0.5 |
18 |
2 |
0.1 |
62.5 |
0.4 |
0.23 |
6 |
5.1 |
159 |
2.5 |
||||
| MMT-110 | 242 |
33 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
nr |
5 |
2 |
2 |
121 |
1 |
nr |
12 |
nr |
24 |
1 |
|||
| SO-5102 | 467 |
nr |
1 |
1 |
0.5 |
14 |
2 |
0.1 |
226 |
0.4 |
0.12 |
2 |
6 |
27 |
2.5 |
||||
| REX44-23 | 3800 |
50 |
nr |
9.4 |
nr |
nr |
31 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
235 |
0.8 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
5.3 |
0.05 |
8.5 |
|||
| REX44-28 | 152 |
49 |
nr |
4.3 |
nr |
nr |
73 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
248 |
0.6 |
0.05 |
15 |
6.3 |
0.05 |
3.9 |
|||
| MMT-128 | 113 |
38 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
nr |
8 |
2 |
1 |
89 |
1 |
nr |
11 |
nr |
15 |
1 |
|||
| SO-5101 | 286 |
nr |
1 |
1 |
0.5 |
17 |
6 |
1 |
169 |
0.4 |
0.16 |
2 |
4.9 |
9 |
2.8 |
||||
| REX44-13 | 175 |
2 |
nr |
23 |
nr |
nr |
61 |
0.05 |
0.5 |
30 |
1 |
2 |
32 |
7 |
17 |
0.05 |
|||
| MMT-126 | 210 |
35 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
nr |
23 |
2 |
2 |
92 |
1 |
nr |
20 |
nr |
71 |
1 |
|||
| REX44-25 | 1100 |
49 |
nr |
1.9 |
nr |
nr |
59 |
0.05 |
1.1 |
275 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.05 |
7.5 |
0.05 |
7.8 |
|||
| REX44-20 | 330 |
57 |
nr |
0.05 |
nr |
nr |
64 |
0.05 |
0.6 |
243 |
1.1 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
6.7 |
0.05 |
7.7 |
|||
| REX44-21 | 368 |
48 |
nr |
52 |
nr |
nr |
179 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
283 |
0.7 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
7.2 |
0.05 |
46 |
|||
| REX44-29 | 92 |
56 |
nr |
7.1 |
nr |
nr |
29 |
10 |
0.84 |
170 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
5.4 |
6.5 |
20 |
1.4 |
|||
| MMT-088 | 1893 |
274 |
32 |
1 |
1 |
nr |
117 |
2 |
18 |
3315 |
1 |
nr |
160 |
nr |
46 |
1 |
|||
| REX44-24 | 475 |
46 |
nr |
0.05 |
nr |
nr |
51 |
0.05 |
1.2 |
437 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.05 |
8.2 |
0.05 |
4.3 |
|||
| MMT-087 | 201 |
43 |
20 |
1 |
1 |
nr |
0.5 |
2 |
5 |
722 |
1 |
nr |
12 |
nr |
0.5 |
1 |
|||
| M2-49C | 45 |
23 |
nr |
1 |
nr |
nr |
44 |
190 |
1.7 |
170 |
nr |
nr |
nr |
10 |
160 |
90 |
|||
| M2-44 | 53 |
23 |
nr |
1 |
nr |
nr |
13 |
1 |
1.1 |
210 |
nr |
nr |
nr |
6.5 |
1 |
2.1 |
|||
| REX44-30 | 110 |
69 |
nr |
5.1 |
nr |
nr |
18 |
3.9 |
1.9 |
36 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
23 |
3.8 |
|||
| REX44-19 | 277 |
56 |
nr |
2.1 |
nr |
nr |
83 |
0.05 |
0.7 |
691 |
0.5 |
0.05 |
13 |
7.8 |
0.05 |
5.8 |
|||
| MMT-082 | 78 |
0.5 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
nr |
4 |
2 |
4 |
198 |
1 |
nr |
16 |
nr |
0.5 |
1 |
|||
| REX44-16 | 220 |
2 |
nr |
12 |
nr |
nr |
37 |
0.05 |
0.5 |
1236 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
7 |
39 |
0.05 |
|||
| MMT-127 | 122 |
29 |
30 |
1 |
1 |
nr |
0.5 |
2 |
2 |
98 |
1 |
nr |
20 |
nr |
0.5 |
1 |
|||
blank or nr = not reported; bd = below detection
Rare-earth elements, ppm
|
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| Sample | La |
Ce |
Pr |
Nd |
Sm |
Eu |
Gd |
Tb |
Dy |
Ho |
Er |
Tm |
Yb |
Lu |
| avg | 14.0 |
5.8 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
| MMT-109 | ||||||||||||||
| SO-5104 | 2.8 |
3.1 |
0.42 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
0.18 |
0.55 |
0.09 |
0.57 |
0.13 |
0.39 |
0.05 |
0.4 |
0.08 |
| REX44-27 | ||||||||||||||
| M2-47B | ||||||||||||||
| REX44-26 | ||||||||||||||
| REX44-22 | ||||||||||||||
| M2-45 | ||||||||||||||
| SO-5103 | 3.9 |
3.6 |
0.51 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.12 |
0.57 |
0.1 |
0.51 |
0.15 |
0.44 |
0.06 |
0.5 |
0.08 |
| MMT-110 | 8.1 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
5 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
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| SO-5102 | 3.5 |
3.5 |
0.52 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.63 |
0.16 |
0.49 |
0.06 |
0.5 |
0.07 |
| REX44-23 | ||||||||||||||
| REX44-28 | ||||||||||||||
| MMT-128 | 70 |
20 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
|||||
| SO-5101 | 2.5 |
3 |
0.41 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
0.13 |
0.49 |
0.07 |
0.5 |
0.12 |
0.34 |
0.06 |
0.4 |
0.09 |
| REX44-13 | ||||||||||||||
| MMT-126 | 7 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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| REX44-25 | ||||||||||||||
| REX44-20 | ||||||||||||||
| REX44-21 | ||||||||||||||
| REX44-29 | ||||||||||||||
| MMT-088 | ||||||||||||||
| REX44-24 | ||||||||||||||
| MMT-087 | ||||||||||||||
| M2-49C | ||||||||||||||
| M2-44 | ||||||||||||||
| REX44-30 | ||||||||||||||
| REX44-19 | ||||||||||||||
| MMT-082 | ||||||||||||||
| REX44-16 | ||||||||||||||
| MMT-127 | 14 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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Rare-earth elements, normalized to chondritic values of Taylor & McLennan (1992) |
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Sample |
LaN |
CeN |
PrN |
NdN |
SmN |
EuN |
GdN |
TbN |
YbN |
Ce/Ce* |
Eu/Eu* |
LaN/YbN |
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| avg | 38.1 |
6.1 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
0.440 |
0.872 |
7.47 |
0.632 |
1.201 |
7.473 |
| MMT-109 | |||||||||||||||
| SO-5104 | 7.63 |
3.24 |
3.07 |
2.67 |
1.30 |
2.069 |
1.797 |
1.552 |
1.613 |
0.670 |
1.354 |
4.730 |
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| REX44-27 | |||||||||||||||
| M2-47B | |||||||||||||||
| REX44-26 | |||||||||||||||
| REX44-22 | |||||||||||||||
| M2-45 | |||||||||||||||
| SO-5103 | 10.63 |
3.76 |
3.72 |
3.23 |
1.30 |
1.379 |
1.863 |
1.724 |
2.016 |
0.598 |
0.887 |
5.271 |
|||
| MMT-110 | 22.07 |
4.60 |
8.76 |
7.03 |
2.16 |
4.902 |
0.000 |
4.435 |
0.331 |
4.976 |
|||||
| SO-5102 | 9.54 |
3.66 |
3.80 |
3.38 |
1.73 |
2.299 |
2.288 |
1.724 |
2.016 |
0.608 |
1.155 |
4.730 |
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| REX44-23 | |||||||||||||||
| REX44-28 | |||||||||||||||
| MMT-128 | 190.74 |
20.90 |
3.65 |
3.94 |
2.16 |
1.634 |
0.000 |
2.016 |
0.792 |
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| SO-5101 | 6.81 |
3.13 |
2.99 |
2.67 |
1.30 |
1.494 |
1.601 |
1.207 |
1.613 |
0.694 |
1.036 |
4.223 |
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| REX44-13 | |||||||||||||||
| MMT-126 | 19.07 |
3.45 |
3.65 |
6.61 |
2.16 |
3.595 |
0.000 |
2.016 |
0.413 |
9.460 |
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| REX44-25 | |||||||||||||||
| REX44-20 | |||||||||||||||
| REX44-21 | |||||||||||||||
| REX44-29 | |||||||||||||||
| MMT-088 | |||||||||||||||
| REX44-24 | |||||||||||||||
| MMT-087 | |||||||||||||||
| M2-49C | |||||||||||||||
| M2-44 | |||||||||||||||
| REX44-30 | |||||||||||||||
| REX44-19 | |||||||||||||||
| MMT-082 | |||||||||||||||
| REX44-16 | |||||||||||||||
| MMT-127 | 38.15 |
5.75 |
10.22 |
7.74 |
2.16 |
1.634 |
0.000 |
2.016 |
0.291 |
18.921 |
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Isotopes |
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Sample |
%S ore | δ34S ore, sulfide | %S host | δ34S host, sulfide | δ13C pdb | δ18O pdb | δ18O smow | Stotal % | Ccarb % | 87Sr/86Sr | |||||
| avg | -10.74 |
-13.17 |
17.54 |
. |
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| MMT-109 | -11 | -13.9 | 16.53 | ||||||||||||
| SO-5104 | 0.034 |
2.893 |
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| REX44-27 | -11.53 | -13.81 | 16.62 | 0.035 |
4.441 |
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| M2-47B | 0.705638 |
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| REX44-26 | -11.51 | -12.09 | 18.40 | ||||||||||||
| REX44-22 | -9.44 | -11.78 | 18.72 | ||||||||||||
| M2-45 | |||||||||||||||
| SO-5103 | |||||||||||||||
| MMT-110 | -11 | -14 | 16.43 | 0.038 |
5.170 |
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| SO-5102 | 0.002 |
5.485 |
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| REX44-23 | -9.97 | -13.08 | 17.38 | 0.047 |
6.240 |
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| REX44-28 | -10.75 | -13.52 | 16.92 | 0.704872 |
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| MMT-128 | -11.4 | -13.7 | 16.74 | ||||||||||||
| SO-5101 | 0.008 |
5.785 |
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| REX44-13 | -9.26 | -7.73 | 22.89 | 0.043 |
5.824 |
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| MMT-126 | -11.3 | -13.6 | 16.84 | 0.020 |
0.70426 |
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| REX44-25 | -10.46 | 12.68 | 43.93 | 0.028 |
5.949 |
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| REX44-20 | -8.92 | -12.3 | 18.18 | ||||||||||||
| REX44-21 | -9.59 | -12.43 | 18.05 | 0.703705 |
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| REX44-29 | -13.31 | -8.83 | 21.76 | ||||||||||||
| MMT-088 | -8.3 | -12.4 | 18.08 | ||||||||||||
| REX44-24 | -6.84 | -12.84 | 17.62 | 0.005 |
6.604 |
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| MMT-087 | -8.4 | -11.8 | 18.70 | ||||||||||||
| M2-49C | 0.007 |
6.850 |
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| M2-44 | |||||||||||||||
| REX44-30 | -14.43 | -7.26 | 23.38 | ||||||||||||
| REX44-19 | -7.98 | -13.28 | 17.17 | ||||||||||||
| MMT-082 | -8.1 | -12.8 | 17.67 | ||||||||||||
| REX44-16 | -6.85 | -14.14 | 16.28 | 0.007 |
7.696 |
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| MMT-127 | -10.5 | -13.7 | 16.74 | 0.020 |
0.702842 |
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