Martin Goldhaber
Martin (Marty) Goldhaber is a Scientist Emeritus with the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center and the John Wesley Powell John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis. His research focuses on the role of geology, hydrology, ecology, and land use in regional soil geochemistry.
Martin (Marty) Goldhaber grew up in Los Angeles California. After spending a year as a Post Doc at Yale, he joined the USGS in 1975. He was co-chair of the USGS Science Strategy team which identified key strategic directions for the USGS to follow over the next decade.
Marty is past President of the Geochemical Society. Marty has served on the editorial boards of Economic Geology, American Journal of Science, and Geochimica (two terms) and has served on advisory boards for the Geological Society of America, the Ocean Drilling Program, NASA, and NSF. His association with the Colorado School of Mines and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as adjunct professor resulted in the mentoring of thirteen masters and doctoral students. He is also on the faculty of the Minerals, Metals, Metalloids, and Toxicity program at SUNY Stony Brook. Marty’s research interests have evolved during his career. His early work was on the biogeochemistry of sulfur in modern marine sediments. After joining the USGS, he applied these perspectives on sulfur geochemistry toward understanding the origin of sediment-hosted ore deposits. This interest in ore genesis led to a focus on large scale crustal fluid flow processes that drive not only genesis of some ore types, but also impact the modern environment by enriching shallow crustal rocks with potentially toxic constituents. His research then evolved into understanding the environmental impacts of these crustal flow processes.
Education and Certifications
PhD in Geochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (1973)
BS in Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (1968)
Affiliations and Memberships*
Geological Society of America - Fellow
American Association for the Advancement of Science - Fellow
Society of Economic Geologists - Fellow
Geochemical Society
Honors and Awards
Presidential Rank Award
Department of the Interior Meritorious Service Award
Science and Products
Sedimentary sulfur geochemistry of the Paleogene Green River Formation, western USA: Implications for interpreting depositional and diagenetic processes in saline alkaline lakes
Mineral resources of the Illinois Basin in the context of basin evolution
Thermodynamics and kinetics of reactions involving vanadium in natural systems: Accumulation of vanadium in sedimentary rocks
Relations among hydrocarbon reservoirs, epigenetic sulfidization, and rock magnetization; Examples from the South Texas coastal plain
Experimental studies of the synthesis of pyrite and marcasite (FeS2) from 0° to 200° C and summary of results
Strontium isotopic constraints on the origin of ore-forming fluids of the Viburnum Trend, southeast Missouri
Iron sulfide minerals at Cement oil field, Oklahoma: Implications for magnetic detection of oil fields
U.S. Geological Survey-Missouri Geological Survey symposium; Mineral-resource potential of the Midcontinent; program and abstracts, St. Louis, Missouri, April 11-12, 1989
Genesis of the tabular-type vanadium-uranium deposits of the Henry Basin, Utah
Geochemistry of vanadium in an epigenetic, sandstone-hosted vanadium-uranium deposit, Henry Basin, Utah
U.S. Geological Survey - Missouri Geological Survey symposium; mineral-resource potential of the Midcontinent; program and abstracts
Sulfide mineralization and magnetization, Cement oil field, Oklahoma
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Sedimentary sulfur geochemistry of the Paleogene Green River Formation, western USA: Implications for interpreting depositional and diagenetic processes in saline alkaline lakes
The sulfur geochemistry of the lacustrine Paleogene Green River Formation (Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, USA) is unlike that of most marine and other lacustrine rocks. Distinctive chemical, isotopic, and mineralogical characteristics of the formation are pyrrhotite and marcasite, high contents of iron mineral sulfides strikingly enriched in34S, cyclical trends in sulfur abundance and δ34S values, aAuthorsM. L. Tuttle, M. B. GoldhaberMineral resources of the Illinois Basin in the context of basin evolution
No abstract available.AuthorsMartin B. Goldhaber, J. James EidelThermodynamics and kinetics of reactions involving vanadium in natural systems: Accumulation of vanadium in sedimentary rocks
A critical review of thermodynamic data for aqueous and solid V species is presented to evaluate dissolution, transport, and precipitation of V under natural conditions. Emphasis is given to results of experimental studies of V chemistry, especially those for which the experimental conditions are near those found in nature. Where possible, data are obtained for or corrected to the reference conditAuthorsR. B. Wanty, M. B. GoldhaberRelations among hydrocarbon reservoirs, epigenetic sulfidization, and rock magnetization; Examples from the South Texas coastal plain
This paper focuses on the association between concentrations of iron disulfide (FeS 2 ) minerals in the shallow subsurface and underlying hydrocarbon accumulations. Such FeS 2 concentrations are the result of migration of either H 2 S or organic constituents from the underlying hydrocarbons. The H 2 S from reservoirs is produced inorganically from sulfate in the reservoir rocks at high temperatureAuthorsMartin B. Goldhaber, Richard L. ReynoldsExperimental studies of the synthesis of pyrite and marcasite (FeS2) from 0° to 200° C and summary of results
No abstract available.AuthorsM.R. Stanton, Martin B. GoldhaberStrontium isotopic constraints on the origin of ore-forming fluids of the Viburnum Trend, southeast Missouri
We have measured 87Sr 86Sr and Rb and Sr concentrations in several minerals, primarily sulfides, spanning the paragenesis of hydrothermal mineralization in the Viburnum Trend in southeast Missouri. Separate measurements were made for fluid inclusions opened by crushing or thermal decrepitation and for the solids. For comparison, measurements were also made on samples of probable local aquifers, tAuthorsJ.C. Brannon, F.A. Podosek, J. G. Viets, D. L. Leach, M. Goldhabe, E. L. RowanIron sulfide minerals at Cement oil field, Oklahoma: Implications for magnetic detection of oil fields
Aeromagnetic anomalies at Cement oil field (Anadarko basin, Oklahoma) have been attributed to authigenic magnetite. The following characteristics of the magnetite, however, indicate that it is contamination introduced by drilling: (1) occurrence as sharp angular blades and as spheres, commonly with metallographic textures typical of industrial alloys and with associated steel and wustite (FeO); (2AuthorsRichard L. Reynolds, Neil S. Fishman, Richard B. Wanty, Martin B. GoldhaberU.S. Geological Survey-Missouri Geological Survey symposium; Mineral-resource potential of the Midcontinent; program and abstracts, St. Louis, Missouri, April 11-12, 1989
No abstract available.AuthorsMartin B. GoldhaberGenesis of the tabular-type vanadium-uranium deposits of the Henry Basin, Utah
Tabular-type vanadium-uranium deposits occur in fluvial sandstones of the Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation of Late Jurassic age The mineralized intervals and the weakly mineralized lateral extensions are bounded both above and below by zones rich in dolomite cement. Carbon isotope values of dolomite cements indicate that at least two sources of carbon existed. One source appears to be thAuthorsH. R. Northrop, M. B. Goldhaber, Gary P. Landis, J.W. Unruh, Richard J. Reynolds, John A. Campbell, Richard B. Wanty, Richard I. Grauch, Gene Whitney, Robert O. RyeGeochemistry of vanadium in an epigenetic, sandstone-hosted vanadium-uranium deposit, Henry Basin, Utah
The epigenetic Tony M vanadium-uranium orebody in south-central Utah is hosted in fluvial sandstones of the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic). Although the deposit is mined for uranium, vanadium has a higher average abundance in the ore. Thus, the geochemistry of vanadium in the orebody was studied to characterize ore-forming processes within the inferred ground-water flow regime. Measurements oAuthorsR. B. Wanty, M. B. Goldhaber, H. R. NorthropU.S. Geological Survey - Missouri Geological Survey symposium; mineral-resource potential of the Midcontinent; program and abstracts
No abstract available.AuthorsMartin B. GoldhaberSulfide mineralization and magnetization, Cement oil field, Oklahoma
Geochemical, petrographic, and rock-magnetic studies were undertaken to investigate possible sources for reported positive aeromagnetic anomalies over the Cement oil field, Oklahoma. Ferrimagnetic pyrrhotite (monoclinic, Fe7S8 ), intergrown with more-abundant, nonmagnetic pyrite (FeS2), is present in well-cutting, core, and quarry samples at Cement, and it is the only identified source of possibleAuthorsRichard L. Reynolds, Neil S. Fishman, Michael W. Webring, Richard B. Wanty, Martin B. Goldhaber - News
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