Warren J Nokleberg
Dr. Warren J. Nokleberg is a Scientist Emeritus in the Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center. After coming to the USGS in 1966, His research currently focuses on compiling and synthesizing a digital earth science atlas of Sierra Nevada, CA. He recently co-edited and published an e-book about the Dynamic Geology of the Northern Cordillera and Adjacent Marine Areas.
After starting graduate school in 1965, his major research emphases have been on the mineral deposits, metallogenesis, bedrock geology, and tectonics of the central Sierra Nevada, California, the Stillwater Igneous Complex, Montana, the Eastern Alaska Range, Alaska, the Trans-Alaska Crustal Transect (TACT) in Eastern Alaska, the Circum-North Pacific (Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera), and Northeast Asia. For these projects, he has led and coordinated large and complex teams of national and international geologists to compile, synthesize, interpret, and publish large and complex interpretative articles on regional geology, tectonics, and metallogenesis, regional geologic maps, mineral resource maps, mineral deposit databases, and spatial (GIS) databases.
He has authored or co-authored over 260 scientific papers. In 2002, he was awarded Meritorous Service Award of the Department of Interior for exceptional scientific research and leadership in Alaska and the Circum-North Pacific for the U.S. Geological Survey.
Professional Experience
2006 - 2018, Emeritus Research Geologist.
1969 - 1970, 1977 - 2006, Research Geologist, USGS, Menlo Park, CA
1961 - 1965, Regular Line Officer, U.S. Navy
1970 - 1977, Associate Professor of Geology at California State University, Fresno
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Geology, University of California Santa Barbara, 1970
B.A., Geology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1965
Affiliations and Memberships*
Geological Society of America
Society of Economic Geologists (Fellow)
American Geophysical Union
State of California Registered Geologist
Science and Products
Isotopic evidence for the sources of Cretaceous and tertiary granitic rocks, east-central Alaska: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the Yukon-Tanana terrane
Phanerozoic tectonic evolution of the Circum-North Pacific
Historical trends of U.S. mineral statistics for gold, silver, and the rare earth elements
Preliminary publications Book 1 from Project on Mineral Resources, Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast Asia
Geographic information systems (GIS) compilation of geophysical, geologic, and tectonic data for the circum-North Pacific
Metallogenesis and tectonics of major granitoid-hosted gold metallogenic belts in the Russian Far East and Alaska
Tectonic setting of synorogenic gold deposits of the Pacific Rim
Phanerozoic tectonic evolution of the circum-north Pacific
Geographic base map of northeast Asia
Summary terrane, mineral deposit, and metallogenic belt maps of the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera
Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts for the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera
Crustal implications of bedrock geology along the Trans-Alaska Crustal Transect (TACT) in the Brooks Range, northern Alaska
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Isotopic evidence for the sources of Cretaceous and tertiary granitic rocks, east-central Alaska: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the Yukon-Tanana terrane
Magnetotelluric traverses across the southern Yukon-Tanana terrane (YTT) reveal the presence of a thick conductive layer (or layers) beneath Paleozoic crystalline rocks. These rocks have been interpreted to be flysch of probable Mesozoic age, on the basis of the occurrence of Jurassic-Cretaceous flysch in the Kahiltna assemblage and Gravina-Nutzotin belt flanking the YTT to the southwest and southAuthorsJ. N. Aleinikoff, G. L. Farmer, R. O. Rye, W. J. NoklebergPhanerozoic tectonic evolution of the Circum-North Pacific
The Phanerozoic tectonic evolution of the Circum-North Pacific is recorded mainly in the orogenic collages of the Circum-North Pacific mountain belts that separate the North Pacific from the eastern part of the North Asian Craton and the western part of the North American Craton. These collages consist of tectonostratigraphic terranes that are composed of fragments of igneous arcs, accretionary-weAuthorsWarren J. Nokleberg, Leonid M. Parfenov, James W.H. Monger, Ian O. Norton, Alexander I. Khanchuk, David B. Stone, Christopher R. Scotese, David W. Scholl, Kazuya FujitaHistorical trends of U.S. mineral statistics for gold, silver, and the rare earth elements
No abstract available.AuthorsD. Z. Piper, E.B. Amey, H.E. Hilliard, J.B. Hedrick, N. Galtseva, W. J. NoklebergPreliminary publications Book 1 from Project on Mineral Resources, Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast Asia
This report consists of preliminary data tables, maps, and interpretative articles compiled in late 1997 and early 1998 for a new project on the Mineral Resources, Metallogenesis, and Tectonics of Northeast Asia (Eastern and Southern Siberia, Mongolia, North-eastern China, South Korea, and Japan).AuthorsSodov Ariunbileg, Gombosuren Badarch, Nikolai A. Berzin, Alexander N. Bulgatov, Noosoi Chimed, Aleksey V. Deikunenko, Gunchin Dejidmaa, Michael F. Diggles, Elimir G. Distanov, Dangindorjiin Dorjgotov, Ochir Gerel, Ivan V. Gordienko, Ayurzana Gotovsuren, Duk-Hwan Hwang, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Richard D. Koch, Robert J. Miller, Warren J. Nokleberg, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Demberel Orolmaa, Vladimir S. Oxman, Leonid M. Parfenov, Ludmila I. Popeko, Andrey V. Prokopiev, Alexander P. Smelov, Vitaliy I. Sotnikov, Sadahisa Sudo, Vladimir F. Timofeev, Felix F. Tret'yakov, Valery A. Vernikovsky, Mao Ye, Alexander P. ZadgenizovGeographic information systems (GIS) compilation of geophysical, geologic, and tectonic data for the circum-North Pacific
The accompanying directory structure contains a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) compilation of geophysical, geological, and tectonic data for the Circum-North Pacific. This area includes the Russian Far East, Alaska, the Canadian Cordillera, linking continental shelves, and adjacent oceans. This GIS compilation extends from 120°E to 115°W, and from 40°N to 80°N. This area encompasses: (1) toAuthorsMark L. Greninger, Simon L. Klemperer, Warren J. NoklebergMetallogenesis and tectonics of major granitoid-hosted gold metallogenic belts in the Russian Far East and Alaska
No abstract available.AuthorsWarren J. Nokleberg, Nikolai A. Goryachev, Vladimir I. Shpikerman, Thomas K. Bundtzen, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Vladimir V. Ratkin, Leonid M. ParfenovTectonic setting of synorogenic gold deposits of the Pacific Rim
More than 420 million oz of gold were concentrated in circum-Pacific synorogenic quartz loades mainly during two periods of continental growth, one along the Gondwanan margin in the Palaeozoic and the other in the northern Pacific basin between 170 and 50 Ma. These ores have many features in common and can be grouped into a single type of lode gold deposit widespread throughout clastic sedimentaryAuthorsR. J. Goldfarb, G.N. Phillips, W. J. NoklebergPhanerozoic tectonic evolution of the circum-north Pacific
No abstract available.AuthorsW. J. Nokleberg, J.W. Parfenov, I.O. Norton, A.I. Khanchuk, D.B. Stone, D.W. Scholl, Kazuya FujitaGeographic base map of northeast Asia
No abstract available.AuthorsR. J. Miller, R. D. Koch, W. J. Nokleberg, Duk-Hwan Hwang, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Demberel Orolmaa, A.V. Prokopiev, Sadahisa Sudo, V.A. Vernikosvsky, Ye MaoSummary terrane, mineral deposit, and metallogenic belt maps of the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera
This report is part of a project on the major mineral deposits, metallogenesis, and tectonics of the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera. The project is to provide critical information for collaborators and customers on bedrock geology and geophysics, tectonics, major metalliferous mineral resources, metallogenic patterns, and crustal origin and evolution of mineralizing systemsAuthorsWarren J. Nokleberg, Timothy D. West, Kenneth M. Dawson, Vladimir I. Shpikerman, Thomas K. Bundtzen, Leonid M. Parfenov, James W. Monger, Vladimir V. Ratkin, Boris V. Baranov, Stanislauv G. Byalobzhesky, Michael F. Diggles, Roman A. Eremin, Kazuya Fujita, Steven P. Gordey, Mary E. Gorodinskiy, Nikolai A. Goryachev, Tracey D. Feeney, Yuri F. Frolov, Arthur Grantz, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Richard D. Koch, Boris A. Natal'in, Lev M. Natapov, Ian O. Norton, William W. Patton, George Plafker, Anany I. Pozdeev, Ilya S. Rozenblum, David W. Scholl, Sergei D. Sokolov, Gleb M. Sosunov, David B. Stone, Rowland W. Tabor, Nickolai V. Tsukanov, Tracy L. VallierSignificant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts for the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera
No abstract available.AuthorsWarren J. Nokleberg, Thomas K. Bundtzen, Kenneth M. Dawson, Roman A. Eremin, Nikolai A. Goryachev, Richard D. Koch, Vladimir V. Ratkin, Ilya S. Rozenblum, Vladimir I. Shpikerman, Yuri F. Frolov, Mary E. Gorodinsky, Vladimir D. Melnikov, Michael F. Diggles, Nikolai V. Ognyanov, Eugene D. Petrachenko, Rimma I. Petrachenko, Anany I. Pozdeev, Katherina V. Ross, Douglas H. Wood, Donald Grybeck, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Lidiya I. Kovbas, Ivan Ya. Nekrasov, Anatoly A. SidorovCrustal implications of bedrock geology along the Trans-Alaska Crustal Transect (TACT) in the Brooks Range, northern Alaska
Geologic mapping of the Trans-Alaska Crustal Transect (TACT) project along the Dalton Highway in northern Alaska indicates that the Endicott Mountains allochthon and the Hammond terrane compose a combined allochthon that was thrust northward at least 90 km in the Early Cretaceous. The basal thrust of the combined allochthon climbs up section in the hanging wall from a ductile shear zone, in the soAuthorsThomas E. Moore, W. K. Wallace, C. G. Mull, K.E. Adams, G. Plafker, W. J. Nokleberg
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