Pioneer Mountains metamorphic core complex – gray peaks (middle) are in the lower plate that is separated by a detachment fault on both sides, overlain by Ordovician through Silurian yellow metasedimentary units (right and middle left) that make up the middle plate which is separated by another detachment fault overlain by later Paleozoic units (left).
Jonathan A Funk
Jonathan Funk is a Geologist with the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center. He is currently working on the USMIN Mineral Deposit Database and the Northern Rocky Mountains Transect.
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Jonathan’s academic experience is based in igneous petrology and ore deposits. His undergraduate thesis was done on radiometric dating of a local kimberlite and his master’s thesis studied igneous anhydrite in a porphyry copper deposit. He has also co-authored several geologic maps with the Colorado Geological Survey.
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Despite his academic interests, Jonathan has 18 years of experience in the oil and gas exploration industry as a seismic data processor. He has done everything from survey design to 3D anisotropic depth migrations.
Education and Certifications
M.S., Geological Sciences, University of Colorado-Boulder, 2006
B.A., Geological Sciences (magna cum laude), University of Colorado-Boulder, 1997
Science and Products
USMIN Mineral Deposit Database
Northern Rocky Mountains Transect
Indium deposits in the United States
Pioneer Mountains metamorphic core complex – gray peaks (middle) are in the lower plate that is separated by a detachment fault on both sides, overlain by Ordovician through Silurian yellow metasedimentary units (right and middle left) that make up the middle plate which is separated by another detachment fault overlain by later Paleozoic units (left).
Can the mining industry meet global demand for critical minerals?
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
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USMIN Mineral Deposit Database
Our objective is to develop a national-scale, geospatial database that is the authoritative source of the most important mines, mineral deposits, and mineral districts of the United States.Northern Rocky Mountains Transect
The goal of the Northern Rocky Mountains Transect (NRMT) project is to produce updated geologic maps of an important and understudied region of Idaho and western Montana that covers a wide array of distinct geologic terrains. - Data
Indium deposits in the United States
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release provides the descriptions of the only U.S. sites-including mining districts, mineral occurrences, and mine features-that have reported production and (or) resources of indium (In). This dataset contains the Bingham and West Desert deposits in Utah, and the Chino site in New Mexico. Indium is considered a critical and strategic mineral because of its - Multimedia
Pioneer Mountains, ID Panorama
Pioneer Mountains metamorphic core complex – gray peaks (middle) are in the lower plate that is separated by a detachment fault on both sides, overlain by Ordovician through Silurian yellow metasedimentary units (right and middle left) that make up the middle plate which is separated by another detachment fault overlain by later Paleozoic units (left).
Pioneer Mountains metamorphic core complex – gray peaks (middle) are in the lower plate that is separated by a detachment fault on both sides, overlain by Ordovician through Silurian yellow metasedimentary units (right and middle left) that make up the middle plate which is separated by another detachment fault overlain by later Paleozoic units (left).
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Can the mining industry meet global demand for critical minerals?
No abstract available.AuthorsJeffrey L. Mauk, Jonathan Andrew Funk, Nick KarlNon-USGS Publications**
Stern, C.R., Funk, J.A., Skewes, M.A., and Arévalo, A. (2007) Magmatic anhydrite in plutonic rocks at the El Teniente Cu-Mo deposit, Chile, and the role of sulfur- and copper-rich magmas in its formation. Economic Geology, 102 (7): 1335–1344, doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gsecongeo.102.7.1335.Lester, A.P., Larson, E.E., Farmer, G.L., Stern, C.R., and Funk, J.A. (2001) Neoproterozoic kimberlite emplacement in the Front Range, Colorado. Rocky Mountain Geology, 36 (1): 1–12. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gsrocky.36.1.1.**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.