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
The distribution of MVT-related metals in ground water of the Ozark Plateaus region of the United States
Application of geophysical techniques to minerals-related environmental problems
Environmental impact of elevated arsenic in Southern Appalachian Basin coals
Mechanical and thermal control of cleating and shearing in coal: examples from the Alabama coalbed methane field, USA
Paleomagnetic and 40Ar/39Ar results from the Grant intrusive breccia and comparison to the Permian Downeys Bluff sill — Evidence for Permian igneous activity at Hicks Dome, southern Illinois Basin
Regional diagenetic patterns in the St. Peter Sandstone; implications for brine migration in the Illinois Basin
Fluid inclusions and biomarkers in the Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district; implications for the fluid-flow and thermal history of the Illinois Basin
Structure of the Reelfoot-Rough Creek rift system, Fluorspar area fault complex, and Hicks Dome, southern Illinois and western Kentucky; new constraints from regional seismic reflection data
Feldspar diagenesis in Cambrian clastic rocks of the southern Ozark Mountains and Reelfoot Rift, southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas; implications for mississippi valley-type ore genesis
Duration of mineralization and fluid-flow history of the Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district
The potential role of magmatic gases in the genesis of Illinois- Kentucky fluorspar deposits: Implications from chemical reaction path modeling
Sulfidization and magnetization above hydrocarbon reservoirs
Science and Products
The distribution of MVT-related metals in ground water of the Ozark Plateaus region of the United States
Application of geophysical techniques to minerals-related environmental problems
Environmental impact of elevated arsenic in Southern Appalachian Basin coals
Mechanical and thermal control of cleating and shearing in coal: examples from the Alabama coalbed methane field, USA
Paleomagnetic and 40Ar/39Ar results from the Grant intrusive breccia and comparison to the Permian Downeys Bluff sill — Evidence for Permian igneous activity at Hicks Dome, southern Illinois Basin
Regional diagenetic patterns in the St. Peter Sandstone; implications for brine migration in the Illinois Basin
Fluid inclusions and biomarkers in the Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district; implications for the fluid-flow and thermal history of the Illinois Basin
Structure of the Reelfoot-Rough Creek rift system, Fluorspar area fault complex, and Hicks Dome, southern Illinois and western Kentucky; new constraints from regional seismic reflection data
Feldspar diagenesis in Cambrian clastic rocks of the southern Ozark Mountains and Reelfoot Rift, southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas; implications for mississippi valley-type ore genesis
Duration of mineralization and fluid-flow history of the Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district
The potential role of magmatic gases in the genesis of Illinois- Kentucky fluorspar deposits: Implications from chemical reaction path modeling
Sulfidization and magnetization above hydrocarbon reservoirs
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government