HIGH-GRADE FLUORSPAR CORRIDOR EXTENDS 350M FROM BLUE BELL
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ASX Announcement
20 October 2026
ASX: OD6
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HIGH-GRADE FLUORSPAR CORRIDOR EXTENDS 350M
FROM BLUE BELL TO SHANNON QUEEN
Rock chip assays up to 95.6% CaF₂
reinforce the growing district scale potential of Quinn
Highlights
• High-grade fluorspar mineralisation identified along a 350m trend extending from Blue Bell to the
historic Shannon Queen workings, substantially expanding the prospective footprint of the recently
announced Blue Bell discovery
• Exceptional high-grade rock chip results from reconnaissance sampling across the expanded target
area, with multiple rock chip samples exceeding 60% CaF₂, including chip assays returning up to
95.6% CaF₂,
• Multiple fluorspar-bearing veins and associated mineralised zones identified along the trend, with
individual observed vein widths up to several metres, indicating potential for a broader mineralised
system.
• Results significantly expand the exploration opportunity beyond the original Blue Bell workings,
where maiden channel sampling recently returned exceptional results including 24m @ 51.1% CaF₂ and
28m @ 29.2% CaF₂, including 8m @ 50.7% CaF₂
• Blue Bell–Shannon Queen emerging as an additional high-priority exploration area within the
expanded Quinn Fluorspar District, approximately 12km south of Horseshoe, complementing the
established Horseshoe, Mammoth and Big Jim targets
• The rock-chip results provide further evidence to support Quinn's district-scale exploration
potential and proposed hub-and-spoke development strategy, with multiple geographically separate
high-grade fluorspar occurrences providing opportunities for future satellite operations
Managing Director, Brett Hazelden commented:
“The significance of these results is that we are now seeing the high-grade fluorspar mineralisation at Blue Bell extend
well beyond the original historic workings, with exceptional grades identified along a 350-metre trend towards
Shannon Queen.
Following our recent Blue Bell announcement, which highlighted broad zones of high-grade mineralisation at
surface, this additional reconnaissance work has substantially expanded the prospective footprint and identified
multiple fluorspar-bearing veins along the trend, including four rock samples exceeding 90% CaF₂.
What is particularly encouraging is how quickly the broader district opportunity is developing. When we expanded
our Quinn mineral claims in June, we identified numerous historical fluorspar occurrences that warranted systematic
exploration. Blue Bell and now Shannon Queen are providing early evidence of the potential within these additional
areas.
We are increasingly seeing Quinn as a broader fluorspar district, rather than simply three individual target areas.
The identification of additional high-grade mineralised trends supports our longer-term hub-and-spoke strategy,
where multiple satellite deposits could potentially contribute to a centralised processing operation.”
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OD6 Metals Limited (ASX: OD6) ("OD6" or "the Company") is pleased to announce further highly
encouraging reconnaissance exploration results from the Blue Bell to Shannon Queen area of its Quinn
Fluorspar Project in Nevada, USA.
Rock Chip Sampling Between Blue Bell and Shannon Queen
The Blue Bell Project and Shannon Queen target areas are approximately 12 kilometres south of Horseshoe. The
Company recently released high-grade channel sampling results from Blue Bell (refer ASX 15 October 2026). As
noted in the previous release, Blue Bell was open along strike, with a reconnaissance traverse revealing fluorspar
veins over considerable strike length and linking through to the historic Shannon Queen prospect.
All fluorspar rich samples noted along the length of the target zone have individual veins ranging from a 10cm to
several metres wide and forming a zone of appreciable width (refer Table 1 in the appendix for descriptions.
Figure 1 Blue Bell to Shannon Queen on background DEM.
Significance of These Results
The significance of this reconnaissance is scale.
Blue Bell was previously mapped as a compact zone around a small historic quarry. Fluorspar veins are now
recorded over more than 350m of strike from Blue Bell through to the historic Shannon Queen workings. Nine of
the 22 rock samples along the traverse returned above 59% CaF2, including four above 90% CaF2 (95.6%, 90.8%,
90.4% and 90.0% CaF2), demonstrating that high grades are not confined to the Blue Bell quarry but persist along
the full length of the corridor.
Grade tenor and vein widths are also consistent with what has already been reported at Blue Bell. Individual veins
along the traverse range from 10cm to several metres wide and, together with the flanking stockwork and breccia,
form a zone of appreciable width.
On that basis Blue Bell to Shannon Queen is treated as a priority target area at Quinn alongside Horseshoe, Big
Jim and Mammoth, and its steeply dipping geometry affords drill sites from the valley below. The corridor remains
open to the west through altered volcanics.
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Figure 2 Blue Bell prospect area on background geology which channels, and rock results (as released 15 October 2026).
Supporting a Potential Hub-and-Spoke Development Strategy
OD6 is evaluating a potential hub-and-spoke development model for Quinn, under which multiple mineralised
areas across the district could ultimately contribute feed to a centralised processing facility.
Under a potential hub-and-spoke model, satellite deposits could be developed progressively, with material
potentially upgraded through preliminary beneficiation or ore sorting before transportation to a central
processing operation.
The Company's ongoing metallurgical and ore-sorting programs will help assess the suitability of different
mineralisation styles for processing and the potential production of Metspar and Acidspar products.
The hub-and-spoke concept remains preliminary and will require future exploration, resource definition,
metallurgical testwork and economic evaluation before a development configuration can be established.
Quinns Fluorspar Project U.S Strategic Advantage
The Quinn Fluorspar Project, located in Nevada, USA, provides OD6 with direct exposure to a strategically
important critical mineral within the United States. The Project's key attributes include:
• 226 mining claims covering ~1,890 hectares
• +20 Fluorspar occurrences, supporting a future hub-and-spoke development strategy
• Exceptionally high-grade fluorspar mineralisation
• Multiple high-priority drill targets defined
• 8km fertile mineralised corridor
• Low impurity mineralisation supports potential Acidspar (>97% CaF2) and Metspar products
• Permitting Plan of Operations submitted and baseline surveys completed
• Metallurgical testwork advancing
• Potential Gold Upside identified in soil sampling across Mammoth, Horseshoe and Dress Circle
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Together, these results reinforce OD6's view that Quinn has the potential to emerge as a strategically significant
domestic source of high-grade fluorspar in a U.S. market that remains 100% net import reliant.
Figure 3: Quinn Fluorspar Project – district claim position and project areas, Nevada USA
Next Steps
The Company's planned activities include:
• Horseshoe to Mammoth: Progress USFS permitting and preparations for the proposed early-2027
maiden drilling and bulk sampling program.
• Blue Bell–Shannon Queen: Undertake follow-up mapping, sampling and structural interpretation to
assess continuity and extensions of the 350m prospective trend.
• District-wide exploration: Continue evaluating additional known fluorspar occurrences across the
expanded Quinn District claim package.
• Metallurgy and ore sorting: Advance ongoing testwork to assess beneficiation options and potential
Metspar and Acidspar product pathways.
• Future permitting: Plan and progressively undertake the environmental and cultural studies required to
support subsequent drilling applications, including Blue Bell.
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Forward Looking Statements
Certain information in this document refers to the intentions of OD6 Metals, however these are not intended to
be forecasts, forward looking statements, or statements about the future matters for the purposes of the
Corporations Act or any other applicable law. Statements regarding plans with respect to OD6 Metals projects are
forward looking statements and can generally be identified by the use of words such as ‘project’, ‘foresee’, ‘plan’,
‘expect’, ‘aim’, ‘intend’, ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’, ‘estimate’, ‘may’, ‘should’, ‘will’ or similar expressions. There can be
no assurance that the OD6 Metals plans for its projects will proceed as expected and there can be no assurance
of future events which are subject to risk, uncertainties and other actions that may cause OD6 Metals actual results,
performance, or achievements to differ from those referred to in this document. While the information contained
in this document has been prepared in good faith, there can be given no assurance or guarantee that the
occurrence of these events referred to in the document will occur as contemplated. Accordingly, to the maximum
extent permitted by law, OD6 Metals and any of its affiliates and their directors, officers, employees, agents and
advisors disclaim any liability whether direct or indirect, express or limited, contractual, tortuous, statutory or
otherwise, in respect of, the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information in this document, or likelihood
of fulfilment of any forward-looking statement or any event or results expressed or implied in any forward-looking
statement; and do not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or
completeness of the information in this document, or likelihood of fulfilment of any forward-looking statement
or any event or results expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement; and disclaim all responsibility and
liability for these forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, liability for negligence).
Competent Persons Statement
Information in this report relating to field observations, channel sample and rock chip sampling results is based
on information compiled by Dr Darren Holden who is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy.
Dr Holden is an employee of GeoSpy Pty Ltd and is a geological advisor to the Company and has sufficient
experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the
activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined by the 2012 Edition of the Australasian
Code for reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Dr Holden owns shares in the
Company and participates in the Company’s employee securities incentive plan. Dr Holden consents to the
inclusion of the data in the form and context in which it appears.
No new information
Except where explicitly stated, this announcement contains references to prior exploration results, all of which
have been cross-referenced to previous market announcements made by the Company. The Company confirms
that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the relevant
market announcements.
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of OD6 Metals Limited.
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About OD6 Metals
OD6 Metals Limited is an Australian critical minerals exploration and development company with a portfolio spanning
fluorspar, rare earth elements and copper in the United States and Australia. The Company is focused on advancing
strategically important critical minerals required for next-generation industrial, defence and energy technologies.
Quinn Fluorspar Project – Nevada, USA
The Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada hosts extensive high-grade fluorspar mineralisation identified across multiple
prospects and is being rapidly advanced through exploration, metallurgical testwork and permitting. Quinn remains
significantly under-drilled, with OD6 progressing approvals for its maiden drilling and bulk sampling programs. Fluorspar is
designated as a critical mineral in the United States and is an essential raw material used across advanced industrial,
semiconductor, energy and defence supply chains.
Splinter Rock Rare Earth Project – Western Australia
The Company's Splinter Rock Rare Earth Project in Western Australia hosts one of Australia's largest clay-hosted rare earth
Mineral Resources. OD6 is advancing an innovative processing flowsheet incorporating heap leaching, nanofiltration and ion
exchange technologies, targeting the production of a high-quality Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate/Hydroxide product with a
strong proportion of the strategically important magnet rare earths neodymium and praseodymium.
Gulf Creek Copper Project – New South Wales
OD6 is also advancing the Gulf Creek Copper-Zinc VMS Project in New South Wales, a historically high-grade copper mining
district where recent exploration has identified significant opportunities for further discovery.
Corporate Directory
Mr Brett Hazelden, Managing Director
Mr Piers Lewis, Non-Executive Chairman
Dr Mitch Loan, Non-Executive Director
Mr Joel Ives, Financial Controller/ Joint Company Secretary
Mr Lewis Flynn, Joint Company Secretary
Dr Darren Holden, Technical Advisor to the Board
Contact
OD6 Metals Ltd
ACN 654 839 602
www.od6metals.com.au
Mail to: info@od6metals.com.au
Level 1, 1 Alvan Street, Subiaco, WA 6008
Phone: +61 8 6189 8515
Investor Relations
Investor Relations
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lucas@corporatestorytime.com
Phone: +61 408 228 889
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Appendix
Table 1 Rock Samples from the traverse between Blue Bell and Shannon Queen. Refer to announcement dated XX September
2026 for full Blue Bell channel and rock results. All coordinates in NAD83 Zone 11.
Sample ID Prospect Sample Type Easting Northing RL CaF2
(%)
Comments
JN100 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613774 4208063 2199 95.6 Fluorspar vein
JN014 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613745 4208068 2192 90.8 High-Grade vein on upper traverse
JN103 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613726 4208056 2226 90.4 Fluorspar vein
JN107 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613589 4207976 2281 90.0 30cm wide vein
JN104 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613683 4208021 2231 77.9 Fluorspar Vein
JN109 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613506 4207920 2276 72.3 Sample from small digging
DH260 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613480 4207933 2260 64.3 Mine spoil Green fluorspar
JN108 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613566 4207943 2284 61.0 1.7m wide vein
JN105 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613632 4208033 2259 59.8 0.7m x 10m x 1m deep trench with fluorspar
veins bearing 205deg
JN015 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613685 4208089 2191 49.5 High-Grade vein on upper traverse
JN101 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613764 4208067 2204 49.3 Fluorspar vein E-W strike
JN099 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613789 4208069 2191 48.9 Fluorspar vein in rhyolite
DH261 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613505 4207919 2275 42.1 3-4m wide vein possible CaF2+Quartz
DH247 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613827 4208065 2198 29.6 Footwall stock work veins in volcanic with
fluorspar-quartz
JN102 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613746 4208064 2214 26.1 Fluorspar vein
DH264 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613523 4207917 2284 23.4 Quartz + fluorspar vein
DH263 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613513 4207918 2281 13.8 Quartz + fluorspar vein
DH262 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613505 4207920 2276 13.4 FW sample with some CaF2
JN098 BB to SQ
traverse
FLOAT 613807 4208058 2177 5.1 Quartz vein minor fluorspar
JN106 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613605 4207986 2277 3.1 Quartz + fluorspar vein
DH265 BB to SQ
traverse
ROCK 613520 4207922 2276 0.3 Possibly CaF2 in breccia matrix
JORC 2012 – Table 1: Quinn Fluorspar Project
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section)
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling techniques • Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels,
random chips, or specific specialised industry
standard measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as down hole
gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc).
These examples should not be taken as limiting the
broad meaning of sampling.
• Include reference to measures taken to ensure
sample representivity and the appropriate
calibration of any measurement tools or systems
• Rock chip samples are selective by nature and collected
by OD6 Metals geologists.
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
used.
• Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that
are Material to the Public Report.
• In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been
done this would be relatively simple (eg ‘reverse
circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 m samples
from which 3 kg was pulverised to produce a 30 g
charge for fire assay’). In other cases more
explanation may be required, such as where there
is coarse gold that has inherent sampling
problems. Unusual commodities or mineralisation
types (eg submarine nodules) may warrant
disclosure of detailed information
Drilling techniques • Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole
hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic,
etc) and details (eg core diameter, triple or
standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face-
sampling bit or other type, whether core is oriented
and if so, by what method, etc).
• No drilling reported
Drill sample recovery • Method of recording and assessing core and chip
sample recoveries and results assessed.
• Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and
ensure representative nature of the samples.
• Whether a relationship exists between sample
recovery and grade and whether sample bias may
have occurred due to preferential loss/gain of
fine/coarse material.
• No drill sampling reported
Logging • Whether core and chip samples have been
geologically and geotechnically logged to a level of
detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource
estimation, mining studies and metallurgical
studies.
• Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in
nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc)
photography.
• The total length and percentage of the relevant
intersections logged.
• Geology recorded with each sample, as noted in the
appendix
Sub-sampling techniques
and sample preparation
• If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter,
half or all core taken.
• If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary
split, etc and whether sampled wet or dry.
• For all sample types, the nature, quality and
appropriateness of the sample preparation
technique.
• Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-
sampling stages to maximise representivity of
samples.
• Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is
representative of the in situ material collected,
including for instance results for field
duplicate/second-half sampling.
• Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain
size of the material being sampled.
• No sub-sampling reported
Quality of assay data and
laboratory tests
• The nature, quality and appropriateness of the
assaying and laboratory procedures used and
whether the technique is considered partial or
total.
• For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF
instruments, etc, the parameters used in
determining the analysis including instrument
make and model, reading times, calibrations
factors applied and their derivation, etc.
• Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg
standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory
checks) and whether acceptable levels of accuracy
(ie lack of bias) and precision have been
established.
OD6 Metals
• Samples were delivered to ALS Global in Elko, NV for
preparation.
• Samples despatched to ALS Global in Perth, Australia
for re-assaying using F-XRF24
• Laboratory standards, repeats inserted.
• All fluorine reports to CaF2. CaF2 is 48.7% F. Results
factor this stochiometric calculation based on F results
from the laboratory.
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Verification of sampling
and assaying
• The verification of significant intersections by
either independent or alternative company
personnel.
• The use of twinned holes.
• Documentation of primary data, data entry
procedures, data verification, data storage
(physical and electronic) protocols.
• Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
• Samples are consistent with historic reports from the
Blue Bell fluorspar deposit (refer announcement 23
June 2026)
Location of data points • Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill
holes (collar and down-hole surveys), trenches,
mine workings and other locations used in Mineral
Resource estimation.
• Specification of the grid system used.
• Quality and adequacy of topographic control.
• Data points located in NAD83 Zone 11 and using hand-
held GPS with assumed accuracy of +-5m.
Data spacing and
distribution
• Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results.
• Whether the data spacing and distribution is
sufficient to establish the degree of geological and
grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral
Resource and Ore Reserve estimation procedure(s)
and classifications applied.
• Whether sample compositing has been applied.
• Sampling confirms continuity of mineralization. Yet in
absence of drilling, does not provide sufficient
information for mineral resource estimation.
Orientation of data in
relation to geological
structure
• Whether the orientation of sampling achieves
unbiased sampling of possible structures and the
extent to which this is known, considering the
deposit type.
• If the relationship between the drilling orientation
and the orientation of key mineralised structures is
considered to have introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported if material.
• AS these are rock chips, no widths are reported other
than select individual vein widths noted in the
Appendix.
Sample security • The measures taken to ensure sample security. • OD6 Samples were collected under the supervision of
the Competent Person, and delivered to the laboratory
by the Competent Person.
Audits or reviews • The results of any audits or reviews of sampling
techniques and data.
• No audits and reviews undertaken.
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section)
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral tenement and
land tenure status
• Type, reference name/number, location and
ownership including agreements or material issues
with third parties such as joint ventures,
partnerships, overriding royalties, native title
interests, historical sites, wilderness or national
park and environmental settings.
• The security of the tenure held at the time of
reporting along with any known impediments to
obtaining a licence to operate in the area.
• 226 State of Nevada Mining Claims.
• Staked in 2025 and 2026 and filed in early 2026.
• Projects fall on Federal Land (National Forest) but are
outside of the designated Wilderness Study Areas
• The transaction terms include a 2% NSR on future
production on Horseshoe, Mammoth & Bonanza; but
does not apply to Blue Bell, Cortez and Bruno.
Applicable State Royalties will apply.
• Future work such as drilling requires permitting
through the US Forest Service
Exploration done by other
parties
• Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by
other parties.
• Previous small scale mining work and reviews by the
USGS as noted in release dated 23 June 2026
Geology • Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.
• Principal host rocks are Tertiary volcanics which have
been altered by epithermal activity from Cenozoic
volcanism and intrusions.
• Fluorspar is in replacement/breccia deposits in volcanic
rocks, epithermal veins and vein/breccias.
Drill hole Information • A summary of all information material to the
understanding of the exploration results including
a tabulation of the following information for all
Material drill holes:
• No drilling reported
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
o easting and northing of the drill hole collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation
above sea level in metres) of the drill hole
collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception depth
o hole length.
• If the exclusion of this information is justified on
the basis that the information is not Material and
this exclusion does not detract from the
understanding of the report, the Competent Person
should clearly explain why this is the case.
Data aggregation
methods
• In reporting Exploration Results, weighting
averaging techniques, maximum and/or minimum
grade truncations (eg cutting of high grades) and
cut-off grades are usually Material and should be
stated.
• Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short
lengths of high grade results and longer lengths of
low grade results, the procedure used for such
aggregation should be stated and some typical
examples of such aggregations should be shown in
detail.
• The assumptions used for any reporting of metal
equivalent values should be clearly stated.
• No aggregation methods used.
Relationship between
mineralisation widths
and intercept lengths
• These relationships are particularly important in
the reporting of Exploration Results.
• If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect
to the drill hole angle is known, its nature should
be reported.
• If it is not known and only the down hole lengths
are reported, there should be a clear statement to
this effect (eg ‘down hole length, true width not
known’).
• No mineralized widths reported
Diagrams • Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and
tabulations of intercepts should be included for any
significant discovery being reported. These should
include, but not be limited to a plan view of drill
hole collar locations and appropriate sectional
views.
• Diagrams are included at relevant sections in this
Report
Balanced reporting • Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration
Results is not practicable, representative reporting
of both low and high grades and/or widths should
be practiced to avoid misleading reporting of
Exploration Results.
• All samples collected on the traverse from Blue Bell to
Shannon Queen reported
Other substantive
exploration data
• Other exploration data, if meaningful and material,
should be reported including (but not limited to):
geological observations; geophysical survey
results; geochemical survey results; bulk samples –
size and method of treatment; metallurgical test
results; bulk density, groundwater, geotechnical
and rock characteristics; potential deleterious or
contaminating substances.
• As reported in the body of the release.
Further work • The nature and scale of planned further work (eg
tests for lateral extensions or depth extensions or
large-scale step-out drilling).
• Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible
extensions, including the main geological
interpretations and future drilling areas, provided
this information is not commercially sensitive.
• Further work including geological mapping, soils, rocks
and channels is being planned.
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