The John Klein slabs contain very fine-grained sediments but are cut through with pale veins of what could be calcium sulphate.

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The John Klein powder is less oxidized and therefore has a higher potential to preserve organic compounds, if they were originally present.

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The flat slabs of rock currently being investigated by the rover have been dubbed "John Klein", the name of a Curiosity engineer who died in 2011.

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