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
Origin of coffinite in sedimentary rocks by a sequential adsorption-reduction mechanism.
Biogeochemical cycling in an organic-rich coastal marine basin. 8. A sulfur isotopic budget balanced by differential diffusion across the sediment-water interface
Biogeochemical cycling in an organic-rich coastal marine basin. 7. Sulfur mass balance, oxygen uptake and sulfide retention
An analytical scheme for determining forms of sulphur in oil shales and associated rocks
Dissolution of barite for the analysis of strontium isotopes and other chemical and isotopic variations using aqueous sodium carbonate
A method for the determination of vanadium and iron oxidation states in naturally occurring oxides and silicates
Great Salt Lake, and precursors, Utah: The last 30,000 years
Interaction of subsurface brines with oxygenated meteoric water, Ray Point Uranium District, South Texas, USA
Experimental study of metastable sulfur oxyanion formation during pyrite oxidation at pH 6-9 and 30 degrees C
Role of fluid mixing and fault-related sulfide in the origin of the Ray Point uranium district, south Texas
Iron disulfide minerals and the genesis of roll-type uranium deposits
Uranium-lead isochron age and preliminary sulfur isotope systematics of the Felder uranium deposit, south Texas
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Origin of coffinite in sedimentary rocks by a sequential adsorption-reduction mechanism.
Coffinite is the dominant ore mineral in the V-U ores of the Tony-M mine in the Henry Mts mineral belt of the Colorado Plateau. This orebody was formed at a density-stratified solution interface between uranyl-ion-bearing meteoric water and a saline fluid which was locally reducing. The localization of U at this solution interface occurred by adsorption onto the surfaces of detrital minerals, thisAuthorsMartin B. Goldhaber, B. S. Hemingway, A. Mohagheghi, R. L. Reynolds, H. R. NorthropBiogeochemical cycling in an organic-rich coastal marine basin. 8. A sulfur isotopic budget balanced by differential diffusion across the sediment-water interface
The sulfur isotopic composition of the sulfur fluxes occurring in the anoxic marine sediments of Cape Lookout Bight, N.C., U.S.A., was determined, and the result of isotopic mass balance was obtained via the differential diffusion model. Seasonal pore water sulfate δ34S measurements yielded a calculated sulfate input of 0.6%.. Sulfate transported into the sediments via diffusion appeared to be enrAuthorsJ. P. Chanton, C.S. Martens, M. B. GoldhaberBiogeochemical cycling in an organic-rich coastal marine basin. 7. Sulfur mass balance, oxygen uptake and sulfide retention
Sulfur and oxygen fluxes were quantified in the seasonally varying anoxic marine sedimentary system of Cape Lookout Bight, N.C., U.S.A. Over the three year study period, 1981–1983, the mean annual sulfate reduction rate was determined to be 18.2 ± 1.6 moles · m−2 · y−1. This value, added to the estimate of the detrital sulfur input of 1.2 ± 4.4 gave a total sulfur input of 19.4 ± 4.7 moles · m−2 ·AuthorsJ. P. Chanton, C.S. Martens, M. B. GoldhaberAn analytical scheme for determining forms of sulphur in oil shales and associated rocks
An analytical scheme for determining various forms of sulphur in oil shales and associated rocks is presented. Acid-soluble sulphate, sulphur contained in monosulphide and in disulphide minerals, and organically-bound sulphur are all quantitatively recovered as separate fractions. Finely-ground oil-shale samples are treated in an inert atmosphere with 6M hydrochloric acid to dissolve the acid-soluAuthorsM. L. Tuttle, M. B. Goldhaber, D.L. WilliamsonDissolution of barite for the analysis of strontium isotopes and other chemical and isotopic variations using aqueous sodium carbonate
A simple procedure for preparing barite samples for chemical and isotopic analysis is described. Sulfate ion, in barite, in the presence of high concentrations of aqueous sodium carbonate, is replaced by carbonate. This replacement forms insoluble carbonates with the cations commonly in barite: Ba, Sr, Ca and Pb. Sulfate is released into the solution by the carbonate replacement and is separated bAuthorsG. N. Breit, E.C. Simmons, M. B. GoldhaberA method for the determination of vanadium and iron oxidation states in naturally occurring oxides and silicates
A valence-specific analytical method for determining V3+ in ore minerals has been developed that involves two steps: dissolution of a mineral sample without disturbing the V3+/Vtot ratio, followed by determination of V3+ in the presence of V4+. The samples are dissolved in a mixture of hydrofluoric and sulphuric acids at 100?? in Teflon-lined reaction vessels. Tervalent vanadium is then determinedAuthorsR. B. Wanty, M. B. GoldhaberGreat Salt Lake, and precursors, Utah: The last 30,000 years
Sediment cores up to 6.5 m in length from the South Arm of Great Salt Lake, Utah, have been correlated. Radiocarbon ages and volcanic tephra layers indicate a record of greater than 30,000 years. A variety of approaches have been employed to collect data used in stratigraphic correlation and lake elevation interpretation; these include acoustic stratigraphy, sedimentologic analyses, mineralogy, geAuthorsR. J. Spencer, M.J. Baedecker, H.P. Eugster, R. M. Forester, M. B. Goldhaber, B.F. Jones, K. Kelts, J. McKenzie, D.B. Madsen, S.L. Rettig, M. Rubin, C.J. BowserInteraction of subsurface brines with oxygenated meteoric water, Ray Point Uranium District, South Texas, USA
No abstract available.AuthorsMartin B. Goldhaber, Richard B. Wanty, J.R. Chatham, R. L. Reynolds, D. LangmuirExperimental study of metastable sulfur oxyanion formation during pyrite oxidation at pH 6-9 and 30 degrees C
No abstract available.AuthorsMartin B. GoldhaberRole of fluid mixing and fault-related sulfide in the origin of the Ray Point uranium district, south Texas
The Lamprecht and Felder deposits are roll-type deposits hosted by the Miocene Oakville Sandstone. Four distinct stages of FeS 2 mineral formation are recognized: (1) a generation of isotopically light (delta 34 S < -20 per mil) preore pyrite, (2) a generation of isotopically light (delta 34 S < -20 per mil) marcasite that formed mostly before, but also during ore deposition, (3) a postore generatAuthorsM. B. Goldhaber, R. L. Reynolds, R. O. RyeIron disulfide minerals and the genesis of roll-type uranium deposits
FeS 2 minerals in host rocks for deposits that contain fossil vegetal (organic) matter differ in abundance, distribution, texture, and sulfur isotopic ratios from FeS 2 minerals in host rocks for deposits that do not contain fossil vegetal matter. In three South Texas deposits lacking such organic matter, preore FeS 2 is dominantly euhedral pyrite which formed in response to solutions emanating frAuthorsR. L. Reynolds, M. B. GoldhaberUranium-lead isochron age and preliminary sulfur isotope systematics of the Felder uranium deposit, south Texas
Uranium-lead isotope systematics of roll-front ores in Miocene sandstone at the Felder and McLean uranium deposits (south Texas coastal plain) give a well-defined 207 Pb/ 204 Pb- 235 U/ 204 Pb isochron age of 5.07 + or - 0.15 m.y. The relatively slight degree of scatter of the points defining the isochron is probably due to initial Pb isotope inhomogeneity, and the resulting inferred persistence oAuthorsK. R. Ludwig, Martin B. Goldhaber, Richard L. Reynolds, Kathleen R. Simmons - News
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