\begin{table}%t6 
\caption{Elemental ratios ([X/H]) for stars in NGC~6253: Si, Ca, Ti, Cr, Ni, and Ba.
Errors are the rms $\sigma_1$ -- due to
$EW$ uncertainties -- on [X/H]. The solar abundances we found 
are also shown ($\log n$(X)$_{\odot}$).}\label{alphaXH}
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{\begin{tabular}{ccccccc}
\hline
\hline
Element     &069885          &023501          &023498 &024707 &105495 & Sun ($\log n$(X)$_{\odot}$)\\ 
\hline 
Si~{\sc i}  &+0.44~$\pm$~0.12 &+0.21~$\pm$~0.04 &+0.35~$\pm$~0.98   &+0.40~$\pm$~0.17   &+0.35~$\pm$~0.17 & 7.60~$\pm$~0.03\\
Ca~{\sc i}  &+0.50~$\pm$~0.08 & +0.32~$\pm$~0.12  &+0.32~$\pm$~0.10    &+0.35~$\pm$~0.12 &+0.25~$\pm$~0.10 & 6.35~$\pm$~0.04\\
Ti~{\sc i}  &+0.44~$\pm$~0.10 &+0.30~$\pm$~0.10   & +0.21~$\pm$~0.08&+0.59~$\pm$~0.11   & +0.34~$\pm$~0.08&  4.93~$\pm$~0.03\\
Cr~{\sc i}  &+0.45~$\pm$~0.09 &+0.29~$\pm$~0.07    &+0.36~$\pm$~0.11   & +0.49~$\pm$~0.17  & +0.33~$\pm$~0.15& 5.66~$\pm$~0.03\\
Ni~{\sc i}  &+0.44~$\pm$~0.09 & +0.34~$\pm$~0.09  & +0.38~$\pm$~0.08  & +0.50~$\pm$~0.09  &+0.67~$\pm$~0.11 &6.26~$\pm$~0.02 \\
Ba~{\sc ii} & +0.75~$\pm$~0.13& +0.40~$\pm$~0.15 & +0.63~$\pm$~0.14 &+0.57~$\pm$~0.16 & +0.73~$\pm$~0.04 & 2.13*\\
\hline
\end{tabular}}\medskip
\par
* The solar Ba abundance is from Anders \& Grevesse (1989). 
\end{table}