Sediment-hosted gold deposit.

The Suzdal orogenic gold deposit is situated in the northwestern part of the West Kalba gold belt in Eastern Kazakhstan and belongs to the type of stringer–disseminated mineralized zones hosted in the Lower Carboniferous black-shale volcanic–carbonate–terrigenous sequences. Mineralization is controlled by the NE-trending Suzdal Fault. Mineralization is superposed on the Late Paleozoic complex of metadolerite and quartz porphyry dikes. Ore deposition was a long-term process comprising four stages. The first stage was related to deposition of slightly auriferous pyrite syngenetic to host rocks. The second stage is characterized by formation of the first productive (with invisible gold) fine acicular arsenopyrite mineralization accompanied by sericitization and localized in the tectonic zone. The stockwork ore with pocket–disseminated base metal mineralization and free microscopic native gold of the third stage is hosted in silicified rocks. The ore formation has been completed by quartz–stibnite veins superposed on all preceding types of mineralization.

The antimony mineralization at this deposit consists of nests and veinlets hosted in brecciated mineralized carbonaceous carbonate–terrigenous rocks and
metadolerite dikes and can be traced unchanged to depths of 500–600 m.

The Suzdal deposit is situated on the hanging-wall side of the Charsk–Gornostaev ophiolitic suture and near the intersection of two major tectonic structures: the northwest-trending Gornostaev fault system and the northeast-trending Suzdal fault zone. The Suzdal fault zone can be traced southeastwards from the Semeytau volcanic–plutonic complex. The geological succession comprises Early Carboniferous sedimentary and volcanogenic rocks, younger sedimentary cover, and magmatic rocks representing several tectonomagmatic episodes. Pre-Mesozoic magmatism includes gabbro, dolerite, andesitic dacite, granite, and granite porphyry, whereas the Early Mesozoic Semeytau volcanic–plutonic complex is characterised by a rhyolite–trachyrhyolite–trachybasalt association with monzonite, granite-porphyry, and granosyenite-porphyry intrusions. At the Suzdal deposit, widespread mafic and felsic dykes include metadolerite, granite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, and quartz porphyry. This juxtaposition of sedimentary sequences, magmatic bodies, and intersecting fault systems provides the principal geological framework within which gold mineralisation and associated hydrothermal alteration developed.

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ⓘ Antimony

ⓘ Gold

Mineral List

32 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

References:

Kovalev, K.R.; Kalinin, Y.A.; Naumov, E.A.; Pirajno, F.; Borisenko, A.S. (2009) A mineralogical study of the Suzdal sediment-hosted gold deposit, Eastern Kazakhstan: Implications for ore genesis. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.11.007

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

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Kalinin, Yu. A., Naumov, E. A., Borisenko, A. S., Kovalev, K. R., Antropova, A. I. (2015) Spatial-temporal and genetic relationships between gold and antimony mineralization at gold-sulfide deposits of the Ob-Zaisan folded zone. Geology of Ore Deposits, 57 (3) 157-171 doi:10.1134/s1075701515030022

Kalinin, Y. A., Palyanova, G. A., Bortnikov, N. S., Naumov, E. A., & Kovalev, K. R. (2018) Aggregation and Differentiation of Gold and Silver during the Formation of the Gold-Bearing Weathering Crusts (on the Example of Kazakhstan Deposits). In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 482, No. 1, pp. 1193-1198). Pleiades Publishing.

D’yachkov, Boris A., Bissatova, Ainel Y., Mizernaya, Marina A., Khromykh, Sergey V., Oitseva, Tatiana A., Kuzmina, Oxana N., Zimanovskaya, Natalya A., Aitbayeva, Saltanat S. (2021) Mineralogical Tracers of Gold and Rare-Metal Mineralization in Eastern Kazakhstan. Minerals, 11 (3) 253 doi:10.3390/min11030253

Agaliyeva, Bakytgul; Orazbekova, Gulizat; Apshikur, Baitak; Frolova, Olga; Mukyshev, Damir; Amralinova, Bakytzhan; Mataibaeva, Indira (2026) Integrated Remote Sensing and Geological Analysis for Delineating Prospective Gold-Mineralisation Zones at the Suzdal Deposit, Kazakhstan. Geosciences, 16 (10). doi:10.3390/geosciences16100412

ⓘ Aurostibite

Formula: AuSb₂

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ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

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ⓘ Berthierite

Formula: FeSb₂S₄

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ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

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ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

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ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

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ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'

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ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

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ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

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ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

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ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

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ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

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ⓘ 'Hydromica'

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ⓘ Hydroxylapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)

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ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

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ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

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ⓘ 'Lepidolite' ?

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ⓘ 'Limonite'

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ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

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ⓘ Margarite

Formula: CaAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂

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ⓘ 'Monazite Group'

Formula: REE(PO₄)

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ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

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ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

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ⓘ Native Antimony

Formula: Sb

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ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

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ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

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ⓘ Nickeline

Formula: NiAs

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ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

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ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

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ⓘ Scheelite

Formula: Ca(WO₄)

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ⓘ Scorodite

Formula: Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O

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ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

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ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

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ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

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ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

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ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'

Formula: ^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)

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ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

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ⓘ Ullmannite

Formula: NiSbS

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ⓘ 'Wad'

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ⓘ Willyamite

Formula: CoSbS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold var. Electrum	1.AA.05	(Au,Ag)
ⓘ		1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Antimony	1.CA.05	Sb
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Nickeline	2.CC.05	NiAs
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Aurostibite	2.EB.05a	AuSb₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Ullmannite	2.EB.25	NiSbS
ⓘ	Willyamite	2.EB.25	CoSbS
ⓘ	Berthierite	2.HA.20	FeSb₂S₄
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Goethite	4.FD.10	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Scheelite	7.GA.05	Ca(WO₄)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Hydroxylapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Scorodite	8.CD.10	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Tremolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Sericite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Margarite	9.EC.30	CaAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Lepidolite' ?	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Monazite Group'	-	REE(PO₄)
ⓘ	'Wad'	-
ⓘ	'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'	-
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Group'	-	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)
ⓘ	'Hydromica'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Margarite	CaAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Margarite	CaAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
O	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Margarite	CaAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Margarite	CaAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
P	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
S	ⓘ Ullmannite	NiSbS
S	ⓘ Willyamite	CoSbS
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Group	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Margarite	CaAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Willyamite	CoSbS
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Nickeline	NiAs
Ni	ⓘ Ullmannite	NiSbS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Nickeline	NiAs
As	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Native Antimony	Sb
Sb	ⓘ Aurostibite	AuSb₂
Sb	ⓘ Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Sb	ⓘ Ullmannite	NiSbS
Sb	ⓘ Willyamite	CoSbS
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Aurostibite	AuSb₂
Au	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Central Kazakhstan Folded RegionOrogenic Belt
Irtysh-Zaisan Fold BeltOrogenic Belt
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References

Kovalev, K. R., Kalinin, Yu. A., Polynov, V. I., Kydyrbekov, E. L., Borisenko, A. S., Naumov, E. A., Netesov, M. I., Klimenko, A. G., Kolesnikova, M. K. (2012) The Suzdal gold-sulfide deposit in the black shale of Eastern Kazakhstan. Geology of Ore Deposits, 54 (4) 254-275 doi:10.1134/s1075701512040034

[2]Kalinin, Yu. A., Naumov, E. A., Borisenko, A. S., Kovalev, K. R., Antropova, A. I. (2015) Spatial-temporal and genetic relationships between gold and antimony mineralization at gold-sulfide deposits of the Ob-Zaisan folded zone. Geology of Ore Deposits, 57 (3) 157-171 doi:10.1134/s1075701515030022

[1]Naumov, Evgeny, Kalinin, Yuri, Palyanova, Galina, Kryuchkova, Lyudmila, Voitenko, Viacheslav, Abramova, Vera, Pirajno, Franco (2025) Combined study of Au-bearing arsenopyrite of orogenic gold deposits (NE Asia): High resolution 3D X-ray computed tomography, LA-ICP-MS, and EMPA data. Geoscience Frontiers, 16 (1). doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2024.101953

[3]Agaliyeva, Bakytgul; Orazbekova, Gulizat; Apshikur, Baitak; Frolova, Olga; Mukyshev, Damir; Amralinova, Bakytzhan; Mataibaeva, Indira (2026) Integrated Remote Sensing and Geological Analysis for Delineating Prospective Gold-Mineralisation Zones at the Suzdal Deposit, Kazakhstan. Geosciences, 16 (10). doi:10.3390/geosciences16100412

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