File AT0717 map.png thumb File Waterberg bushveld.jpg thumb File Bushveld.jpg thumb The Bushveld is a tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands sub tropical woodland ecoregion of Southern Africa named after the term veld . It encompasses most of Limpopo Province and a small part of the North West Province South Africa North West Province of South Africa , the Central and North East Districts of Botswana and the Matabeleland South and part of th Matabeleland North provinces of Zimbabwe . Geography The elevation of this region varies from 750 to 1,400 m and the annual rainfall from 350 mm in the west to 600 mm in parts of the northeast. There are three significant mountain ranges in this region the Drakensberg escarpment that forms the eastern border of the Bushveld and runs from Tzaneen in the north to Belfast, South Africa Belfast in the south the Waterberg range that stretches from Mokopane in the east to Thabazimbi in the west the Soutpansberg range just north of Louis Trichardt . The latter is the northernmost mountain range in South Africa. Flora and fauna As implied by the region s name, the Bushveld s well grassed plains are dotted by dense clusters of trees and tall shrubs. The grasses found here are generally tall and turn yellow or brown in winter, which is the dry season throughout most of South Africa. The undisturbed portions of this habitat ... and other game. Geology The Bushveld is one of the most mineral rich regions of the world. This is due to the Bushveld igneous complex , an extremely rich saucer shaped geological formation that stretches .... Farming As most of the region tends to be dry, the Bushveld is mostly cattle and game farm ing country ... Jock of the Bushveld External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial at at0717 full.html Southern Africa bushveld World Wildlife Fund coord 24 S 28 E type landmark region ..., and shrublands es Sabana arbolada de frica austral it Bushveld lt Bu veldas pl Niski Weld fi Bushveld ... more details
The Bushveld Classic was a golf tournament formerly played the Sunshine Tour . The list of winners starts from 1991, but there may have been more past playings of the event. Winners 1997 flagicon RSA Desvonde Botes 1996 flagicon RSA James Kingston 1995 flagicon RSA Kevin Stone golfer Kevin Stone 1994 flagicon RSA Don Gammon 1993 flagicon RSA Kevin Stone golfer Kevin Stone 1992 flagicon RSA Retief Goosen ref http www.sunshinetour.info tic tmresult.cgi?tourn BSHC result PF season 192W 1992 Bushveld Classic Final Result ref 1991 flagicon RSA John Mashego References reflist Category Former Sunshine Tour events ... more details
Infobox Book image Image JockOfTheBushveld.jpg 200px name Jock of the Bushveld author James Percy Fitzpatrick Percy Fitzpatrick illustrator E. Caldwell cover artist E. Caldwell editor publisher Longman Longmans, Green, and Co language Afrikaans, Dutch, English, French, Xhosa, Zulu, and others. release date 1907 media type Hardback pages 475 subject Jock of the Bushveld pub date 1907 country South Africa genre dimensions weight isbn 9780868522371 oclc 559436 timeline series preceded by followed by Jock of the Bushveld is a true story by South Africa n author Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick . ref name bystander http books.google.com books?id gdwRAAAAYAAJ&pg PA38&dq 22Jock of the bushveld 22 v onepage&q ... wagon transport rider in the Bushveld region of the Transvaal then the South African Republic . ref .... ref Jock of the Bushveld By Phillida Brooke Simons, Angus McBride, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick p 31 ref Publication Jock of the Bushveld was first published in 1907 when it became an instant best seller and a local ... Fitzpatrick. Jock of the Bushveld. Edited by Linda Rosenberg. Illustrated by E Caldwell. 1984. ISBN ... http www.imdb.com title tt0104563 Jock of the Bushveld 1992 ref The movie did not prove popular with American ... movie 1802830077 info Jock of the Bushveld 1995 ref At the end of 2007 Duncan MacNeillie together with a small team of animators moved from Nelspruit to Johannesburg to start production on Jock of the Bushveld ... Jock of the Bushveld 3D.html?articleID 1552 Express Showroom Movie Review ref Scheduling the release ...?movieid 1704 ref References reflist http www.southafrica.com blog jock of the bushveld sa s best ... 3A 22Jock 20of 20the 20Bushveld 22 20AND 20mediatype 3Atexts Jock of the Bushveld , at Internet Archive ... 22Jock 20of 20the 20Bushveld 22 20AND 20mediatype 3Aaudio Jock of the Bushveld , via LibriVox audiobooks ... Park http www.imdb.com title tt0104563 Jock of the Bushveld 1992 film at IMDB Category Individual dogs Category 1907 books Category South African non fiction books Category Dog monuments fr Jock of the Bushveld ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Bushveld Gerbil status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Rodent ia familia Muridae genus Gerbilliscus species G. leucogaster binomial Gerbilliscus leucogaster binomial authority Wilhelm Peters Peters , 1852 synonyms The Bushveld Gerbil Gerbilliscus leucogaster is a species of rodent in the family Muridae . It is found in Angola , Botswana , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Kenya , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , South Africa , Swaziland , Tanzania , Uganda , Zambia , and Zimbabwe . Its natural habitat s are dry savanna , subtropical or tropical dry shrubland , subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland , and hot desert s. References Coetzee, N. 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 21516 all Tatera leucogaster . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007. Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894 1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Gerbillinae G4. Category Gerbils Gerbillinae stub af Bosveldse nagmuis es Gerbilliscus leucogaster eu Gerbilliscus leucogaster pt Gerbilliscus leucogaster ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Bushveld Elephant Shrew ref name msw3 MSW3 Schlitter pages 82 83 ref status LC status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Stuart, C., Perrin, M., FitzGibbon, C., Griffin, M. & Smit, H. year 2008 id 42661 title Elephantulus intufi downloaded 29 December 2008 ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Macroscelidea familia Macroscelididae genus Elephantulus species E. intufi binomial Elephantulus intufi binomial authority A. Smith, 1836 synonyms range map Bushveld Elephant Shrew area.png range map caption Bushveld Elephant Shrew range The Bushveld Elephant Shrew or Bushveld Sengi Elephantulus intufi is a species of elephant shrew in the Macroscelididae family. It is found in Angola , Botswana , Namibia , and South Africa . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and hot desert s. ref name iucn References reflist Macroscelidea mammal stub Category Elephant shrews az Kolluq atlanqa ca Musaranya elefant p l lida es Elephantulus intufi eu Elephantulus intufi fr Elephantulus intufi it Elephantulus intufi pt Elephantulus intufi ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Bushveld Horseshoe Bat image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Chiroptera familia Rhinolophidae genus Rhinolophus species R. simulator binomial Rhinolophus simulator binomial authority K. Andersen, 1904 synonyms range map Bushveld Horseshoe Bat area.png range map caption Bushveld Horseshoe Bat range The Bushveld Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus simulator is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Botswana , Cameroon , Ivory Coast , Ethiopia , Guinea , Kenya , Liberia , Malawi , Mozambique , Nigeria , South Africa , Sudan , Swaziland , Tanzania , Zambia , and Zimbabwe . Its natural habitat s are moist savanna , cave s, and subterranean habitats other than caves . It is threatened by habitat loss . References Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.W., Taylor, P. & Monadjem, A. 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 19568 all Rhinolophus simulator . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007. Rhinolophidae Rhinolophidae stub Category Rhinolophus eu Rhinolophus simulator ... more details
Infobox rockunit name Bushveld Sandstone Formation image caption type Geological formation age Upper Triassic prilithology otherlithology namedfor namedby region country coordinates unitof subunits underlies overlies thickness extent area map map caption The Bushveld Sandstone Formation is a geological formation dating to roughly between 228 to 223 mya unit million years ago and covering the Carnian to Norian faunal stage stages . The Bushveld Sandstone Formation is found in South Africa and is a member of the Stormberg Group . As its name suggests, it consists mainly of sandstone . Fossils of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus have been recovered from the Bushveld Sandstone. The Bushveld Sandstone Formation is a geological Formation geology formation in Africa. It dates back to the Late Triassic . ref name triassicdistribution Weishampel, David B et al. 2004 . Dinosaur distribution Late Triassic, Africa . In Weishampel, David B. Dodson, Peter and Osm lska, Halszka eds. The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley University of California Press. Pp. 528 529. ISBN 0 520 24209 2. ref Vertebrate fauna Dinosaur tracks located in Transvaal Province Transvaal . ref name triassicdistribution paleobiota key compact class wikitable align center width 100 colspan 5 align center Dinosaur s reported from the Bushveld Sandstone Formation Genus Species Presence Notes Images Euskelosaurus ref name triassicdistribution E. browni ref name triassicdistribution Geographically located in Transvaal Province Transvaal . ref name triassicdistribution rowspan 99 Image Massospondylus BW.jpg thumb center 150px Massospondylus style background E6E6E6 Gigantoscelus ref name triassicdistribution style background E6E6E6 G. molengraafi ref name triassicdistribution style background E6E6E6 Geographically located in Transvaal Province Transvaal . ref name triassicdistribution style background E6E6E6 Remains now ... hint Stormberg&group formation member Bushveld 20Sandstone Bushvelt Sandstone Formation ... more details
Image BIC00.jpg thumb 200px Bushveld Igneous Complex Mines Image Chromitite Bushveld South Africa.jpg thumb 200px Chromitite black and anorthosite light grey layered intrusion layered igneous rocks in Critical Zone UG1 of the Bushveld Igneous Complex at the Mononono River outcrop, near Steelpoort The Bushveld Igneous Complex or BIC is a large layered intrusion layered igneous intrusion within the Earth s Crust geology crust which has been tilted and erosion eroded and now outcrop s around what appears to be the edge of a great Basin geology geological basin , the Transvaal Basin . Located in South Africa , the BIC contains some of the richest ore ore deposits on Earth. The complex conains the world s largest reserves of platinum group metals PGMs , platinum , palladium , osmium , iridium , rhodium , and ruthenium , along with vast quantities of iron , tin , chromium , titanium and vanadium . Gabbro or norite is also quarry quarried from parts of the Complex and rendered into dimension stone ... from 1902 original , pp 42 57. ref Origin The Bushveld Igneous Complex covers a pear shaped area ... differentiated lopolith ic intrusions creating the geological intrusion known as the Bushveld Igneous ... Shirey, Steven B. year 2008 month title Continental mantle signature of Bushveld magmas and coeval diamonds ... pages External links http www.largeigneousprovinces.org Downloads BushveldLIP.pdf Bushveld Igneous Complex PDF 39 pages retrieved 2009 05 22 http web.uct.ac.za depts geolsci dlr 301s bushveld 20field 20photos.html Photos of Bushveld Igneous Complex Rustenberg Layered Suite field exposures University of Cape Town retrieved 2009 05 22 http web.uct.ac.za depts geolsci dlr 301s bushveld 20thin 20sections.html Bushveld Igneous Complex Rustenberg Layered Suite thin section photomicrograph s University ... Layered intrusions Category Palladium af Bosveldstollingskompleks de Bushveld Komplex el Bushveld es Complejo gneo de Bushveld lt Bu veldo intruzija uk ... more details
Bluebush can refer to Plants Acacia brachybotrya Grey Wattle of Australia Acacia caesiella Tableland Wattle of Australia Chenopodium goosefoot species in Australia Diospyros lycioides Bushveld Bluebush of Africa Maireana , the bluebushes proper Other Bluebush Creek , Western Australia Bluebush Parish , Windeyer County, New South Wales dab ... more details
Common Rain Frog may refer to Breviceps acutirostris , also known as the Strawberry Rain Frog, a frog species found in a small region at the southern tip of Africa Breviceps adspersus , also known as the Bushveld Rain Frog, a frog species found throughout large areas of southeast Africa dab ... more details
Image Chromatite Stillwater Ig complex.jpg thumb Chromitite with bronzite phenocryst s from Stillwater Igneous Complex Chromitite is an igneous cumulate rock composed mostly of the mineral chromite . It is found in layered intrusion s such as the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa and the Stillwater igneous complex in Montana . References Guilbert, John M. and Charles F. Park, Jr., 1986, The Geology of Ore Deposits , Freeman ISBN 0 7167 1456 6 Category Igneous rocks petrology stub af Chromitiet es Cromitita ... more details
Enzelsberg is the name of a farmstead in the North West Province South Africa North West Province of South Africa, situated in the Marico Bushveld north of the N4 highway between Groot Marico and Zeerust . It is also the site of a Sentech VHF repeater. coord 25 36 S 26 15 E type landmark region ZA display title NorthWestZA geo stub Category North West South African province ... more details
Merensky may refer to Hans Merensky 1905&ndash 1992 , a South African geologist, prospector, scientist, conservationist and philanthropist Merensky Reef , a layer of igneous rock in the Bushveld Igneous Complex BIC in the Transvaal named after Hans Merensky Library, University of Pretoria , a library named after Hans Alexander Merensky 1837&ndash 1918 , a German pioneer missionary in South Africa disambig ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Bushveld Orange Tip image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Pieridae genus Colotis species C. pallene binomial Colotis pallene binomial authority Hopffer, 1855 ref name funet http www.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea pieridae pierinae colotis Colotis , funet.fi ref synonyms Anthocharis pallene Teracolus halyattes Callosune pseudetrida Teracolus cinctus Teracolus infumatus The Bushveld Orange Tip Colotis pallene is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the southern Africa . ref name funet The wingspan is 28 35 mm. The adults fly year round, peaking in late summer and autumn. ref name Woodhall Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town Struik Publishers, 2005. ref The larva feed on Capparis species. ref name Woodhall References refs Pieridae stub Category Colotis pallene nl Colotis pallene vi Colotis pallene ... more details
Name Lephalale Bushveld previously Ellisras Letsitele Valley of the Olifants Leydsdorp Valley of the Olifants ... Local Municipality District Remarks New Name Modimolle Bushveld previously Nylstroom http sagns.dac.gov.za ... after the 1850s chief of the Tlou tribe Mookgophong Bushveld formerly Naboomspruit Messina see Musina ... Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks New Name Naboomspruit Bushveld also known as its ... Bushveld S class wikitable sortable style font size 95 Town Name Region Local Municipality District ... Bushveld Thohoyandou Soutpansberg Tzaneen Valley of the Olifants V class wikitable sortable style font size 95 Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks New Name Vaalwater Bushveld Vivo ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Bushveld Sandman image image width image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Hesperiidae genus Spialia species S. colotes binomial Spialia colotes binomial authority Druce, 1875 ref http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia hesperioidea hesperiidae pyrginae spialia index.html Spialia , Site of Markku Savela ref synonyms Pyrgus transvaaliae small Trimen, 1889 small The Bushveld Sandman Spialia colotes is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Angola , Botswana and from South Africa to Ethiopia and south western Arabia . These skippers are dark brown with white spots on both sides of the wings. ref name Woodhall Wingspan is from 21 28 mm. ref name Woodhall Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town Struik Publishers, 2005. ref Flight period is from December to May, with a single brood. ref name Woodhall The larvae feed on Hibiscus fuscus . Subspecies Spialia colotes colotes Spialia colotes semiconfluens small de Jong, 1978 small Ethiopia, south western Arabia Spialia colotes transvaaliae small Trimen, 1889 small Transvaal Grizzled Skipper South West Africa, Botswana, Transvaal, from Zimbabwe to Kenya References Reflist External links http www.niall.co.za butterflies Species spialia colotes transvaaliae.htm Image wikispecies commons Category Pyrginae Pyrginae stub ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Bushveld Emperor regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Nymphalidae genus Charaxes species C. achaemenes binomial Charaxes achaemenes binomial authority C. & R. Felder, 1867 The Bushveld Emperor or Bush Charaxes Charaxes achaemenes is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in across Africa. ref name funet http www.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea nymphalidae charaxinae charaxes index.html Charaxes , funet.fi ref The wingspan is 55 60 mm in males and 60 70 mm in females. Flight period is year round. ref name Woodhall Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town Struik Publishers, 2005 ref Larvae feed on Pterocarpus rotundifolius , Pterocarpus angolensis , Xanthocercis zambesiana , Dalbergia boehmii , Piliostigma thonningii , Pterocarpus erinaceus , Dalbergia nitidula , Brachystegia spiciformis . ref name Woodhall ref name funet Subpecies Listed alphabetically. ref name funet C. a. achaemenes C. & R. Felder, 1867 C. a. atlantica van Someren, 1970 C. a. monticola Joicey & Talbot, 1925 References refs Category Charaxes achaemenes Category Animals described in 1867 Charaxinae stub es Charaxes achaemenes vi Charaxes achaemenes ... more details
italic title taxobox name Protea welwitschii regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots ordo Proteales familia Proteaceae genus Protea species P. welwitschii binomial Protea welwitschii Protea welwitschii cluster head sugarbush is a multistemmed shrub or small gnarled tree occurring in grassland and bushveld . Leaf Leaves are bluish green and hairy at the base when mature. Flower s usually in clusters of 3 or 4. Fruit is a densely hairy nut. References van Wyk, B. and van Wyk, P. 1997. Field Guide to trees of South Africa . Struik, Cape Town Pooley, E. 2005. A Field Guide to Wild Flowers of Kwazulu Natal and the Eastern Region . National Floral Publications Trust, Durban Category Protea welwitschii Category Flora of South Africa Proteaceae stub az Protea welwitschii ... more details
Stibiopalladinite is a mineral containing the chemical elements palladium and antimony . Its chemical formula is Pd sub 5 sub Sb sub 2 sub . It is a silvery white to steel grey opaque mineral crystallizing in the hexagonal crystal system . ref http www.mindat.org min 3758.html Mindat ref It was first described in 1929 for an occurrence in the Bushveld igneous complex of South Africa . ref name Webmin http webmineral.com data Stibiopalladinite.shtml Webmineral data ref References Reflist Emsley, John. Nature s Building Blocks. Oxford, 2001. ISBN 0 19 850341 5 Category Antimonide minerals Category Palladium minerals Category Hexagonal minerals Mineral stub ar de Stibiopalladinit it Stibiopalladinite ... more details
Platinum Mine Western Limb, Bushveld Complex, South Africa PGM Mine Sedibelo Western Limb, Bushveld Complex, South Africa PGM Exploration Magazynskraal Western Limb, Bushveld Complex, South Africa PGM Exploration Other Boynton Projects Eastern Limb, Bushveld Complex, South Africa PGM Exploration Steel ... more details
The following is a list of ecoregion s in Botswana , according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF . Terrestrial ecoregions Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Kalahari Acacia Baikiaea woodlands Southern Africa bushveld Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands Zambezian and Mopane woodlands Flooded grasslands and savannas Zambezian flooded grasslands Zambezian halophytics Deserts and xeric shrublands Kalahari xeric savanna Freshwater ecoregions Zambezi Kalahari Desert Kalahari Okavango Basin Okavango floodplains Zambezi River Upper Zambezi floodplains Southern Temperate Orange River Western Orange Biomes Botswana topics Category Ecoregions of Africa Category Geography of Botswana Category Environment of Botswana Category Lists of ecoregions by country Botswana Category Botswana related lists Ecoregions ... more details
Cangandala National Park is a national park in Malanje Province , Angola . It is situated between the Cuije Cuije river and 2 unnamed territories of the Cuanza River Cuanza , with the towns of Culamagia and Techongolola on the edges of the park. It is the smallest national park in Angola. History The park was created in 1963 while Angola was a territory under Portuguese West Africa Portuguese rule . It was declared a national park on 25 June 1970. Cangandala was originally founded to protect the Giant Sable Antelope which were discovered in 1963. Description The park, which covers an area of 600 km , consists of undulating sandlime hills with lowerlying drainage lines. The area receives about 1 350 mm rainfall per year with an average temperature of 21,5 C. No perennial rivers occur and drainage takes place via grass covered waterlanes. A mosaic of open miombo bushveld and savanna occur. Brachystegia bushveld are found on the water partitions and open grasslands in the lower lying drainage lanes. See also Portal Geography br External links http www.birdlife.org datazone sites index.html?action SitHTMDetails.asp&sid 6005&m 0 Birdlife.org profile of Cangandala National Park National Parks of Angola Coord 9.8 16.75 display t type landmark Category National parks of Angola Category Malanje Province Category Protected areas established in 1963 Angola geo stub Africa protected area stub fr Parc national de Cangandala pnb pt Parque Nacional da Cangandala ... more details
Cooperite is a grey mineral consisting of platinum sulfide PtS , generally in combinations with sulfides of other elements such as palladium and nickel PdS and NiS . Its general formula is Pt,Pd,Ni S. It is a Polymorphism materials science dimorph of braggite . ref name Mindat It is mined as an ore of platinum and platinum group metals such as palladium. It occurs in South Africa in minable quantities and elsewhere. It was first described in 1928 for occurrences in the Bushveld Igneous Complex and named after South African metallurgist Richard A. Cooper who first characterized it. ref name Mindat http www.mindat.org min 1123.html Mindat mineral data ref ref name Handbook http rruff.geo.arizona.edu doclib hom cooperite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy ref See also List of minerals List of minerals named after people References Reflist http webmineral.com data Cooperite.shtml Webmineral data Category Platinum minerals Category Nickel minerals Category Palladium minerals Category Sulfide minerals Sulfide mineral stub it Cooperite sl Cooperit fi Cooperiitti ... more details
Taxobox name Bush Pipit image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Motacillidae genus Pipit Anthus species A. caffer binomial Anthus caffer binomial authority Carl Jakob Sundevall Sundevall , 1851 synonyms The Bush Pipit or Bushveld Pipit Anthus caffer is a species of bird in the pipit and wagtail family Motacillidae . It is found in Angola , Botswana , Ethiopia , Kenya , Malawi , Mozambique , South Africa , Swaziland , Tanzania , Zambia , and Zimbabwe . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical dry forest s and dry savanna . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 53133 all Anthus caffer . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. External links http animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu site accounts pictures Anthus caffer.html Image at ADW Category Anthus Category Birds of Africa Passeroidea stub pt Petinha do mato fi Savannikirvinen sv Buskpipl rka ... more details
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