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Temporal distribution of major types of continental manganese (Upper) and iron ore (Lower) reserves of the world. Data are from ref. 23. Sedimentary Mn is extremely rare in pre-2.4-Ga rocks, reaching at most a 2% concentration in occasional carbonate beds.
