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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This study is part of an ongoing research of the eco-
nomic geology of mineral resources in New Mexico at
NMBGMR, Nelia Dunbar, Director, and State Geologist.
We are grateful for the partial funding provided by the
U.S. Geological Survey Earth MRI (Mapping Resources
Initiative) Cooperative Agreement No. G22AC00510,
and for the geochemical analysis conducted by the USGS.
Thank you to Kate M. Campbell-Day and Robert R. Seal
for assisting in explaining the USGS sampling protocols,
and Richard Kelley for assisting with the maps and Lidar
data. We would also like to express our appreciation to
Evan Owen and all members of the economic geology team
in the NMBGMR that assisted us throughout this project.
Others like Mehrdad Razavi and Navid Mojtabai also pro-
vided valuable advice for this project.
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