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NOVEMBER 2021 | VOLUME 31, NUMBER 11
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4 Mapping Critical Minerals from the Sky
Anjana K. Shah et al.
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Erratum: Due to editorial error, last month’s cover caption was incorrect. The caption was in conjunction
with the science article, “The origin and tectonic significance of the Basin and Range–Rio Grande rift
boundary in southern New Mexico, USA,” by Jason W. Ricketts and colleagues. The correct caption for the
cover is “Photo of the basin and range topography that is typical across the Basin and Range–Rio Grande
rift boundary in southern New Mexico, USA. View is from the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, looking
east toward the Peloncillo Mountains, New Mexico, in the background. Photo by Jason W. Ricketts.”