4) Ophiolite sequences are underlain by A) basalt flows. New dikes intrude older dikes, which are still warm and weak, to form a sheeted dike complex. Foliation in upper gabbros is defined by aligned plagioclase crystals, and dips steeply locally . In addition, the upper gabbros include ''isotropic gabbros'' and diorites. the longest topographic feature on earth, very wide. Troodos is a classical ophiolite complex, representing a slow spreading zone. -Many form near oceanic ridges or over a hot spot -A seamount may grow large enough to emerge as a volcanic island •Examples include Easter Island, Tahiti , Bora Bora, and the Galapagos Islands Features of the Deep-Ocean Basin • Volcanic Structures on the Ocean Floor -Guyots •Submerged, flat-topped seamounts Found inside – Page 579Close examination shows how the sheeted dike complex forms. Individual dikes in these swarms are so numerous that they intrude into one another. The morphology of kimberlite pipes is varied, but it generally includes a sheeted dike complex of vertically dipping feeder dikes in the root of the pipe, extending down to the mantle. Found inside – Page A-6In the ophiolite complex , there are 20 known Cyprus volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits ... is not found in the diabase of the sheeted - dike complex . gabbro - sheeted dike complex b. pillow basalts - sheeted dike complex - gabbro - sediments c. sediments - pillow basalts - sheeted dike complex - gabbro d. sediments - pillow . sheeted dike complex was responsible for the growth of hydrothermal clinopyroxene and, more commonly, the development of centimeter-scale fracture halos characterized by hydrothermal calcic plagioclase (to An93, Table 1) and aluminous amphibole (see Laverne et al., this volume). These rocks represent the lowest parts of the oceanic crust which host gabbroic batholiths that feed the sheeted dike complex above. There is a large granite dome 50 mi. Most of the dykes show evidence of one-sided chilled margins, consistent with most dykes having been split by later dykes. C) organic sediment. ground shaking caused by the sudden rapid movement of one block of rock slipping past another along faults. C) found beneath the gabbro layer in ophiolites. Associated rocks types include (1) an overlying sedimentary section typically including ribbon cherts, thin scale interbeds, and minor limestones; (2) podiform bodies of chromite generally associated with dunite; and (3) sodic felsic intrusive and extrusive rocks. Petrological relationships among lavas, dikes, and gabbros from Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Hole 1256D: Insight into the magma plumbing system beneath the East . x20mi. There are several occurrences in the Precambrian of swarms of "dolerite" dykes that can occur in the form you illustrated. Sheeted dike complexes, in which dike intrudes dike with- out intermediate screens of gabbro or pillow lava, have long been considered key features of oceanic lithosphere and ophi- olites formed in. Magma continues to cool, as the existing seafloor moves away from the area of divergence, and additional magma is intruded and cools. Sheeted Dike Complex [12] The sheeted dike complex, with > 90% basaltic dikes, is composed of panels of subparallel dikes separated by fault zones or swarms of dikes . the new formed crust travels away from the ridge crest and is cooled form above as seawater circulates through. The magma that reaches the surface is subject to fast cooling and creates basaltic formations such as pillow lava, a common extrusive rock created near areas of volcanic activity on the seafloor. It is also common for the chilled margins to be consistently on one side, suggesting that most dykes in any one exposure were gradually moved away from the spreading centre by further stages of intrusion in a constant location. Ophiolite complex- fragments of oceanic crust and mantle on land. They can be very hard to recognize without very close inspection. heedest, seedeth, seethed Classified as Metagreywacke. Mafic sheeted dike complex; Mafic volcanic complex, commonly pillowed. Continuing the tradition of International Dyke Conference, this book is largely based on contributions from the IDC7 but also includes some chapters by invitation. What type of plate boundary is most commonly associated with compressional stress? Clastic dikes form rapidly by fluidized injection (mobilization of pressurized pore fluids) or passively by water, wind, and gravity (sediment swept into open cracks). Foliation in upper gabbros is defined by aligned plagioclase crystals, and dips steeply locally . Through sheeted dikes magma moves upward and if it successfully makes its way to the seafloor, solidifies there as a pillow lava ( gallery of pillows from Cyprus ). What is the source of magma for seafloor spreading? NEW! The good news is that the entire sheeted dike complex, from the lower transition with the gabbro to the upper gradational contact with extrusive volcanic flows and pillows, is preserved essentially intact on both flanks of Monkey Creek Ridge. What is the difference between P, S, and surface waves? Only getting up close with a hand lens, with guidance from the geologist that mapped them, can one find the contacts between individual dikes. It is clear, however, that a sheeted dike complex does not occur in the upper 4 km of the crust in the area. sheeted (not comparable) Covered by a sheet, as of cloth or paper. Found inside – Page 305The Mamonia Complex in southwestern Cyprus consists of pillow lavas, ... nature of the sheeted dike complex led to the understanding that ophiolites form in ... Step-by-step solution. In addition, the upper gabbros include ''isotropic gabbros'' and diorites. Nature of Fluid Inclusions in Samples of the Deep Sheeted Dikes Cored during Leg 148 (Hole 504B) By David Vanko. The volcanic sequence, sheeted dike complex, and uppermost plutonic sequence (~800-m-thick) were mapped and sampled using the submersible Alvin in a 4-km-wide area during cruises R/V Atlantis II 125-6 and R/V Atlantis 32-3, respectively (P. Lonsdale . These new dikes intrude older dikes which are still warm and weak. First posted here 15 Sept 2020. Pillow lavas, sheeted dike complex, gabbros, layered dunites and mantle rocks (serpentinized harzburgites) are all represented. Graywackes have highly variable grain size - from mud to coarse sand - in a repeating sequence. Alt, 1995, Juteau et al., 2000, Richardson et al., 1987).The models are based on observations in ophiolites around the world (Gillis . Temperature, confining pressure, rock type, time. In mountain systems that form at continental margins; a. Earth's crust is thicker than average b. large steplike folds in otherwise horizontal sedimentary strata. primary waves: "push/pull" waves, compression and stretching. Metabasalts (ocean floor lava flows) are startigraphically below. T/F: Faults that do not experience fault creep may be considered safe. Kusky et al . continental margins, deep ocean basins, oceanic ridges. gabbros. Chapter 13.6, Problem 2CC is solved. A vertically-sheeted clastic dike intrudes silty-sandy late Pleistocene megaflood rhythmites (Touchet Beds) at Smith Hollow Rd in the Tucannon Valley, WA. A dyke swarm is a very large geologic structure typically forming a radially oriented pattern that is intruded within the continental crust. The gabbro-diorite plutons range from olivine gabbro intrusions, 200-1000 m in diameter, to elongate plutons, 25 km long, that are zoned from olivine gabbro in . starting about a mile away. deep-ocean trenches. Sheeted dyke complexes are most commonly found at divergent plate boundaries marked by the presence of mid-ocean ridges. The alteration causes the dark silicates (olivine . Measurement of bedding features in the volcaniclastics shows them to be considerably dispersed, particularly in dip direction. Mid-ocean ridges with a spreading rate greater than or equal to 90 mm/year are considered to be fast-spreading ridges. Found inside – Page 282Such dike swarms are known as sheeted dike complexes. They are important because they form new crust at divergent plate boundaries (see Sec. 10.4.1, Figs. From a nearby mine, in the iron formation, geology report it is stated that the iron was deposited from black smokers on the ocean floor and that the granite uplift was later. describe the difference between active and passive continental margins. Skin him alive again. Most upper gabbros are also termed ''foliated gabbros''. D) sheeted dikes. Origin of the sheeted dike complex at superfast spread East Pacific Rise revealed by deep ocean crust drilling at Ocean Drilling Program Hole 1256D. The SDC formed on-ridge and is cut by subvertical dikes with brecciated and mineralized chilled margins, reflecting intense hydrothermal activity ( Alt et al., 2010 ). Met son and we follow you? A clastic dike is a seam of sedimentary material that fills an open fracture in and cuts across sedimentary rock strata or layering in other rock types. Briefly describe the triangulation method used to determine the epicenter of an earthquake. Found inside – Page 240In addition , they generally provide the sive sheeted - dike complex that passes ... The high - level gabbros are these systems because minerals that form ... Most upper gabbros are also termed ''foliated gabbros''. There's good news and bad news. Here is a picture of some of the same dikes in a fissure above first picture. Ophiolites are formed when these sections of oceanic crust are revealed above sea level and embedded within coastal crust. Found inside – Page 127Recent studies of sheeted - dike com other half in the opposite direction . ... show that this part of show a preferential one - way chilling ents of chemical composition and heat an ophiolite complex does consist of 100 on the side ... helps to determine the distance separating the recording station form the earthquake's epicenter. deep sea sediment, basaltic pillow lavas, sheeted dike complex, layered gabbro, mantle, new dikes intrude older dikes, which are still warm and weak, metallic rich solutions gushing from the seafloor to form particle filled clouds, the changes in shape or position of a rock body in response to differential stress, most occur at plate boundaries. )608 with respect to the paleo-Moho and sedimentary What is the zone of the greatest amount of seismic activity? Proceedings of the Ophiolite Conference, held in Muscat, Oman, January 7-18, 1990 sheeted dike complex gabbro. Found inside – Page 242However, some of the late-stage diabasic and granophyric dikes of the sheeted dike complex locally cut through the uppermost section of the plutonic ... Within 1.5-2 kilometers (km) of the surface, as the magma explodes upward, it expands to form a conical to cylindrical zone called the diatreme, which erupts to . Sheeted clastic dike. B) peridotite. newly formed melt can either crystallize to form oceanic . A piece of a dolerite dike of the Troodos sheeted dike complex in Cyprus. 308-435-2230 And reportedly had an interval. What type of faults tend to produce the most destructive earthquakes? They can consist of hundreds of individual dykes emplaced. Found inside – Page 20These veins form an ill - defined foliation with an attitude of N55 ° E , 75 ° S ; adjacent dikes have the attitude N65 ... The northernmost occurrences of gabbroic rocks are screens in the sheeted dike complex near Palekhori and the ... Found inside – Page 3-18A sheeted dike complex consisting of vertical basaltic dikes, followed by massive gabbro, and layered gabbro, form the rest of the oceanic crust. The complex includes porphyritic boninitic (perknites), boninitic . A sheeted dyke complex, or sheeted dike complex, is a series of sub-parallel intrusions of igneous rock, forming a layer within the oceanic crust. [1] At mid-ocean ridges, dykes are formed when magma beneath areas of tectonic plate divergence travels through a fracture in the earlier formed oceanic crust, feeding the lavas above and cooling below the seafloor forming upright columns of igneous rock. Found inside – Page 262Magmatic degassing of CO2, HCl, and SO2 could act as an external source of ... Epidosites are reported to occur predominantly in the sheeted dike complex, ... which type of seismic waves tend to cause the greatest destruction to buildings? Why is the moment magnitude scale favored over the richter scale for large earthquakes? 3B, C), and dike splitting and low-angle cross cutting displaced . I've seen an example in Connecticut and from a distance it just looks like one big mass of dark rock. passive: inactive regions located some distance away from from plate boundaries. Then does the tip filter and install dovecot and postfix flush. As the sea floor diverged, the rising magma filled in the voids that were created. Lightly seasoned organic ground beef. The recognition of Archean ophiolites is very significant because it suggests that Phanerozoic-style plate tectonic processes can be extrapolated far back to the Archean. Found inside – Page 133The other dikes define more curved , coast - parallel trajectories extending out from some of the major plutonic complexes and form partly overlapping dike ... volcanic island arcs are found near which features on the seafloor? The Sheeted Dike Complex at Hole 1256D Drilling at Hole 1256D on the Cocos Plate (Figure 1 ) is the combined effort of four expeditions (Ocean Drilling Program Leg 206 and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program expeditions 309, 312, and 335). Dykes are formed when the rising magma that does not reach the surface cools into upright columns of igneous rock beneath areas of divergence. Found insidedikes and theintrusive feeders form an irregular dendritic pattern within the pillows. The lowercontactof the sheeted dikes with the gabbros andtheir ... Why are areas where sheeted dike complexes form considered as possible locations for early life to have existed? Sheeted dike complexes generated near segment centers may form by mainly vertical intrusion whereas those near segment ends may be constructed by increasing proportions of laterally-intruded dikes . Found inside – Page 57... at least 5 km of sediments in the form of the Fig Tree and Moodies Groups. ... (1980) as an originally vertical sheeted-dike complex that fed overlying ... As lithosphere is pushed away from the ridge, it bunches up, resulting in vertical thickening. 1B, Wilson et al., 2006, Teagle et al., 2006). As lithosphere is pushed away from the ridge, eroded materials from continents and seafloor structures are . Found inside – Page 331Lack of sheeted dikes complex. 5. Gabbros do not form a continuous thick layer over the mantle rocks, but as small intrusive masses appear in the upper ... 2). Is it part of a suite of rock types representing a cross-section of oceanic crust part of which is the sheeted dike complex, where magma is feeding the rift zone volcanics stratigraphically above? Fluid Evolution in Oceanic Crustal Layer 2: Fluid Inclusion Evidence from the Sheeted Dike Complex, Hole 504B, Costa Rica Rift. How does hydrothermal metamorphism alter the basaltic rocks that make up the seafloor. If that's what the geological map says underlies your photo site, then you are probably seeing layering in the metagraywackes that have been tilted vertically. Found inside – Page 203Effectively, this represents the time taken for the construction of the sheeted dike complex at any one site. The interval between intrusions of k two ... Found inside – Page 99Slowly crystallizing magma beneath the sheeted dike complex forms coarse-grained gabbroic rocks that constitute the bulk of oceanic crust (Sinton and ... Long-lived hydrothermal systems are thought to be driven by heating at the top of a magma chamber (e.g., Strens and Cann, 1982). what are the four layers of the ocean crust? 308-435-2230 Leaves open the discussion tomorrow night! Found inside – Page 167Above the isotropic gabbro occurs the sheeted dike complex, ... Scientists have actually observed how pillow basalts form during underwater eruption. Found inside – Page 109The basal sheeted dike complex is cut by a thick dike (A34) that was intruded ... whereas the prehnitite forms planar bands, halos around the epidosite, ... (308) 435-2230 Tribal lion tattoo? Where are the youngest rocks in an eroded basin found? Why might make a new hot plume or hot spot form underneath a supercontinent which perhaps may induce new continental rifting? Together they form a unique fingerprint. Really not much can be gleaned from the photo other than some vertical stripes. This load must be well roped and sheeted to be safe. The question is whether magma flow directions in sheeted dike complexes can be used to understand variations in AMC melt distribution and physical . If so, how did it form and what type of specimens might be associated with it. How does a sheeted dike complex form? Why does the lithosphere thicken as it moves away from the ridge as a result of seafloor spreading? the base of the sheeted dike complex (e.g., Pallister and Hopson 1981), where they are generally found as relatively List four factors that affect the amount of destruction that seismic vibrations cause to human made structures. How do continental crust and ocean crust differ? Gabbroic rocks crop out at depths greater than -3000 mbsl (Figure 2) and the gabbro-sheeted dike transition is marked by a narrow zone of Found inside – Page 95Ultramafic rocks that form the basal part of the Betts Cove Ophiolite Complex occur in the western part of the zone and mafic sheeted dikes underlie pillow ... Explains and illustrates volcanic structures, products and processes, with worked examples and exercises, for students and professionals. Found inside – Page 133The Jilal complex is interpreted to represent early sub- and into ... of the transition between the sheeted dike complex metasedimentary rocks do not ... )608 with respect to the paleo-Moho and sedimentary Gabbro , which you should remember is the intrusive counterpart of basalt . And even that is not easy with all the lichens and junk on a typical outcrop. [6], Mid-ocean ridges with a spreading rate less than or equal to 40 mm/year are considered to be slow-spreading ridges. From this perspective, a strati- form, ophiolite-like sequence of rock units, including basaltic volcanic rocks, sheeted diabase dike complex, isotropic and layered gabbroic and ultramafic rocks over upper mantie peridotites-all separated by generally horizontal contacts, may be much less common in the oceanic lithosphere than generally thought. They suggest in their model that the pillow lavas of the ophiolite suite are fed directly from magma chambers represented by the ophiolitic gabbro, while the sheeted . the sheeted dike complex, which lack modal layer-ing. The sheeted dike complex thus acts as an important conduit for hydrother-mal fluids. I'm not looking to start a mine but would enjoy to find some nice specimens. Step 1 of 2. Found inside – Page 61The insert shows the development of a dikein-dike structure associated with a sheeted-dike complex. spandrel with ca. 0.5 m Pillow lavas lava ca. 0.5. The individual dykes typically range in thickness from a few centimetres to a few metres. Conceptual models of water-rock interaction beneath fast spreading ridges (e.g. the dominant displacement os horizontal and parallel to the trend of the fault surface, joints are fractures along which no appreciable displacement has occurred, processes that collectively produce a mountain belt, the resulting chaotic accumulation of deformed and thrust faulted sediments and scraps of ocean crust, magma that never reaches the surface an instead crystalizes at depth to form massive igneous plutons, the concept of a floating crust in gravitational balance. Sheeted dike outcrops actually may not show a lot of visual contrast because they are all the same rock type cutting each other. Found inside – Page 29Before crystallization, some of the magma moves up to the surface through a series of dikes and forms the crustal sheeted dike complex, and basaltic flows. strain is a change in shape caused by stress, when stress is applied gradually, like a rubber band, it will snap to near its original size. At the top, the dykes become increasingly separated by screens of lava, while at the base they become separated by screens of gabbro. I'll try describe the geology of the area as I understand it. Dykes are perpetually formed as long as magma continues to flow through the plate boundary, creating a distinct, stratigraphic-like sequences of rocky columns within the seafloor. Underlying the transition zone is the sheeted dike complex (SDC), which is 350 m thick (Fig. These are regional features that can cover many square kilometers. Found inside... sometimes intruding upwards to form veins and small pockets of “plagiogranite” within the overlying sheeted dike complex. The abundance of volatiles, ... Within 1.5-2 km (0.93-1.24 mi) of the surface, the highly pressured magma explodes upwards and expands to form a conical to cylindrical diatreme , which . Fig. ~800 m of erupted lavas and thin (~345 m) sheeted dike complex and sampled gabbros at ~1157 meters sub-basement. In response to the separation of plates, magma from the asthenosphere is subject to upwelling, pushing hot magma up towards the seafloor. Due to the large amounts magma being expelled from the asthenosphere in a relatively short period of time, these formations typically protrude much higher from the seafloor. [4] The rate at which new oceanic crust is created is referred to as spreading rate, and variations in spreading rate determine the geometry of the mid-ocean ridge being created at plate boundaries. The stationary weight provides a reference point from which to measure the amount of displacement occurring as a seismic wave passes through the ground. sheeted dyke complex is a swarm of subparallel tabular igneous intrusions most commonly found in a divergent plate boundary in mid-ocean ridges. new dikes intrude older dikes, which are still warm and weak. The calcic secondary plagioclase, which contains abundant 191 At high levels in the sheeted complex and volcanic section where dikes cut volcanics, however, many dikes have highly curved boundaries (Figure 3a). I looked up on Macrostrat as you advised Harold and the area is Early Proterozoic 2500-1600 ma. false, fault creeping produces little seismic shaking. ([1][1]) reported an ophiolite complex of late Archean age in the Dongwanzi area, North China craton. The Stratigraphy Of A Typical Ophiolite Includes: Marine Sediments Pillow Basalts, Sheeted Dike Complexes, Isotropic, And Layered Gabbro, And Peridotites B) Marine Sediments And Pillow Basalts Only C) Gabbros And Peridotites Only. Retirement age is based largely on pure guesswork. What are the three major topographic provinces of the ocean floor? Why are abyssal plains more extensive on the floor of the atlantic than on the floor of the pacific? Found inside – Page 52015.3 Axial hydrothermal metamorphism of the sheeted dike complex and ... At temperatures above about 300 ° C , actinolite and actinolitic hornblende form . Found inside – Page 92... consists of: (1) Deep-sea sediments (2) Basalt in the form of pillow lavas (3) Basalt in the form of a sheeted dike complex (4) Gabbros with peridotitic ... Under what circumstances do most large earthquakes occur? [6], "The significance of sheeted dike complexes in ophiolites", 10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0685:TRODIF>2.3.CO;2, "Geophysical constraints on the crustal architecture of the Troodos ophiolite: results from the IANGASS project", "Fluid evolution in oceanic crustal layer 2: fluid inclusion evidence from the sheeted dike complex, Hole 504B, Costa Rica Rift", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sheeted_dyke_complex&oldid=1017962660, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. +1.1‰ to +17.5‰ in sheeted dike complex (+6.3‰ on average), +8.3‰ to +18.6‰ in dolerite dike in gabbro (+13.9‰ on average), +7.3‰ to +17.7‰ in gabbro (+12.0‰ on average). A contact between basalt (on the left) and dolerite in Cyprus. Where do rift valleys form form along the oceanic ridge system? deep sea sediment, basaltic pillow lavas, sheeted dike complex, layered gabbro, mantle. Getting back to the original question; these are not sheeted dykes. The lowermost 100 m of the hole is a complex dike-plutonic transition zone and comprises two gabbro lenses intruded into very strongly contact metamorphosed, granoblastically recrystallized sheeted dikes. How are reverse faults different from thrust faults? because it has few trench to act as traps for sediment carried down the continental slope. There are many pegmatites intruding the metamorphic rock surrounding the granite. Can anyone tell me if this a sheeted dike complex? Origin of the sheeted dike complex at superfast spread East Pacific Rise revealed by deep ocean crust drilling at Ocean Drilling Program Hole 1256D. major undersea earthquakes occasionally set in motion a series of large ocean waves; generated by displacement along a megathrust fault that suddenly lifts a large slab of seafloor. It is axiomatic that dikes in the sheeted dike complex are intruded parallel to the ridge, but this has never been demonstrated in situ. They are typical in an ophiolite sequence. Olaf P. Jenkins was the first geologist to report on the clastic dikes in the Columbia Basin. High arched palate. - Magma ascends through these fractures, cools, and solidifies to form a sheeted dike complex - 10-20 t f th h th fl h it20 percent of the magma reaches the seafloor, where it quickly solidifies, forming large tube-shaped protuberances known as pillow basalts The Nature of Oceanic Crust Found insideAbout half of that will erupt to form lava flows and half will freeze in conduits to form the sheeted dike complex. From this we can see that MORB will not ... Found inside – Page 30Above the gabbro in an ophiolite sequence is the sheeted dike complex. ... In 100 Myr, a rift in a continental plate may expand to form an open ocean of a ... Step 2 of 2. What type of plate boundary is associated with Earth's largest earthquakes? How does a sheeted dike complex form? The lowermost 100 m of the hole is a complex dike-plutonic transition zone and comprises two gabbro lenses intruded into very strongly contact metamorphosed, granoblastically recrystallized sheeted dikes. Found inside – Page 1468As a consequence , conditions required to form the mineral assemblages typical of many ophiolites would not be ... The complex is composed of a 3–5 km thick volcanic sequence overlying a 500-1500 m thick sheeted dike complex and thin ... Found inside – Page 241ORIGIN Subvolcanic Sheeted Dikes A widely accepted model postulates that dike magma, ... forms continuously sheeted dikes at the spreading axis. Back to top. 1) envisage epidotization occurring at the transition between the gabbro and sheeted-dike crustal layers or entirely within the lower portion of the sheeted dike complex (e.g. 5) Sheeted dike complexes are A) vertically oriented intrusions. form a sheeted dike complex - 10-20 t f th h th fl h it20 percent of the magma reaches the seafloor, where it quickly solidifies, forming large tube-shaped protuberances known as pillow basalts. The irregular form of the dikes prevents a reliable estimate of change of dilation with depth from being obtained. Found inside – Page 459Although sheeted dike complexes were first described in ophiolite ... provided new constraints on how sheeted dike complexes form and their significance for ... The typical dilational structure formed following dike propagation is a sheeted dike complex. Dive into the research topics of 'Role of upwelling hydrothermal fluids in the development of alteration patterns at fast spreading ridges: Evidence from the sheeted dike complex at Pito Deep'. [4] Older dykes formed near divergence zones are pushed away as new seafloor is created, a phenomenon known as seafloor spreading, and over time, the oldest dykes are pushed far enough from convergence zones to be exposed above sea level. Found inside – Page 163The primary oxide minerals within the dike complex are observed to have ... zone and sheeted dike complex suggest that the NRM carried by these units would ... B) horizontally layered volcanic flows. Found inside – Page 31Among the peculiar rocks one should note the albite felsite dikes , rocks consisting of a compact groundmass of thin ... The authors of these studies showed that the sheeted dike complexes form under ocean floor spreading conditions . Related Papers. Some cools and solidifies to form new dikes. 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