Michael Diggles

Mr. Michael Diggles Geologist Office of Science Quality and Integrity U.S. Geological Survey Building 2, room 2109 345 Middlefield Road, MS-910 Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States of America Mailing Address: 6432 Irwin Ct. -94609-1123 Oakland, CA Phone: 510-821-1786 Phone2: 650-329-5404 Fax: 650-329-5203 E-mail: mike(at)diggles.com URL Institution: www.usgs.gov/ Personal URL: link

Additional functions:
Peninsula Geological Society, Secretary/Treasurer
Explorers Club, Northern California Chapter, Webmaster


Key Publications of Michael Diggles (up to ten) :
Moore, J.G., and Diggles, M.F., 2009, Hand-hewn granite basins at Native American saltworks, Sierra Nevada, California: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5225, 20 p., http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5225/.

Cooper, Alan, Raymond, Carol, and the ISAES Editorial Team [including Diggles, M.F.], 2007, Antarctica; A keystone in a changing world--online proceedings for the Tenth International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1047 doi:10.3133/of2007-1047.

Diggles, M.F., 2003, The Siskiyou Mariposa Lily: An expedition to determine the remaining extent of an endangered species: New York, The Explorers Club, http://www.explorers.org/flag_reports/161diggles2003.pdf.

Schlafmann, Michael, Daly, Brian, and Diggles, M.F., producers, 2001, Scoping for the Yosemite Valley Plan Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Comment letters (pre-Yosemite Valley Plan) and browser: National Park Service (CD-ROM).

Diggles, M.F., Rytuba, J.R. Moring, B.C. Wrucke, C.T. Cox, D.P. Ludington, Steve Ashley, R.P. Pickthorn, W.J. Hillman, C.T. and Miller, R.J. 1997, Geology and mineral issues, in Erman, D.C., General Editor, and the SNEP Team, Status of the Sierra Nevada, the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-43, v. II, ch. 18, 28 p. (CD-ROM), http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-43/VOL_II/VII_C18.PDF.

Diggles, M.F., Conrad, J.E., and Soreghan, G.A., 1990, Geologic Map of the Diablo Mountain Wilderness Study Area, Lake County, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2121, scale 1:48,000.

Diggles, M.F., Dellinger, D.A., and Batatian, L.D., 1989, Geologic map of the Skedaddle Mountain Wilderness Study Area, Lassen County, California, and Washoe County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2006, scale 1:48,000, http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/mf2006.

Diggles, M.F., Dellinger, D.A., and Conrad, J.E., 1986, Geologic map of the Owens Peak and Little Lake Canyon Wilderness Study Areas, Inyo and Kern Counties, California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1927-A, scale 1:48,000.

Diggles, M.F., 1983, Geologic and mineral-resource evaluation of the White Mountains, California and Nevada: unpublished M. S. thesis, San Jose State University, 120 p., 4 plates.

Dellinger, D.A., Diggles, M.F., and du Bray, E.A., 1982, Maps and interpretation of geochemical anomalies in the John Muir Wilderness, California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1185-B, 3 sheets, scale 1:125,000.


Expertise of Michael Diggles:

Expertise Category	Specific Expertise
Expert Type	Scientific / Fundamental Research
Topic Lithosphere	Lithosphere
	Geochemical Processes
	Tectonics
	Sediments: Formation, Dynamics, Metamorphism
	Magmatic Rocks: Formation, Metamorphism
Topic Economy/ResourceUse	Mineral Resources
Methods	Data Collection - Measurement
	Data Analysis
	Program Coordination / Management

Specialties of Michael Diggles:
Lead geologist on the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project team and was senior author on the section on geology and minerals issues. Conducted geologic and mineral-resource mapping as well as potassium-argon geochronology in Alaska, the Great Basin, and the Sierra Nevada.

Last update: 1/20/16
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