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. 2022 Jan 26;17(1):e0263189. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263189

Table 1. Mn and Fe areal densities and Mn/Fe ratios from pXRF measurements on intact rock varnish and petroglyphs at the study sites [Avg.: Arithmetic average, S.D.: Standard deviation].

Site N DMn DFe Mn/Fe
[µg cm-2] [µg cm-2]
Avg. S.D. Avg. S.D. Avg. S.D.
Intact varnish
    Celebration Park 69 430 190 --- --- --- ---
    Map Rock 27 200 160 --- --- --- ---
    Old flow surface at MR 5 420 100 580 240 0.81 0.32
    Legend Rock 66 81 41 240 140 0.52a 0.29a
    Petroglyph Canyon 35 76 49 410 370 0.41a 0.16a
    Craters of the Moon 25 52 25 200 170 0.25 0.24
Petroglyphs
    Celebration Park 73 135 97 --- --- --- ---
    Map Rock 29 25 22 --- --- --- ---
    Legend Rock 68 32 23 180 120 0.32a 0.29a
    Petroglyph Canyon 34 13 10 140 60 0.14a 0.07a

a) outliers with Mn/Fe<0.05 removed