Holly Elliott’s biography
- 2024 – present: Minerals Geoscientist, British Geological Survey
- 2022 – 2024: Senior Lecturer of Geoscience, University of Derby
- 2020 – 2022: Academic Professional Apprenticeship
- 2019 – 2022: Lecturer of Geoscience, University of Derby
- 2016 – 2019: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter – HiTech AlkCarb project
- 2011 – 2015: PhD, University of Southampton
- 2007 – 2011: PhD, MSci Geology, University of Southampton
Interests
- formation of ore deposits
- critical metals and responsible mining
- magmatic, volcanic, and hydrothermal processes
- valorisation of mine waste
Projects
- CLIMATES: REE extraction report 2024 – IUK funded project assessing current UK rare earth element supply chain opportunities, innovations, and challenges.
- HiTech AlkCarb – 2016–2019 – EU H2020 project to develop new geomodels and sustainable exploration methods for critical metals (e.g. REE, Sc, Nb) associated with carbonatites and alkaline rocks.
ORCID: 0000-0001-5031-6474
- Beard, C D, Goodenough, K M, Borst, A M, Wall, F, Siegfried, P R, Deady, E A, Pohl, C, Hutchinson, W, Finch, A A, Walter, B F, Elliott, H A L, and Brauch, K. 2022. Alkaline-silicate REE + HFSE systems. Economic Geology, 118, 117–208.
- Elliott, H A L. 2021. Geology for a greener future. Teaching Earth Sciences, 46, 34–37.
- Kamenetsky, V S, Doroshkevich, A G, Elliott, H A L, and Zaitsev, A N. 2021. Carbonatites: contrasting, complex, and controversial. Elements, 17, 307–314.
- Broom-Fendley, S, Elliott, H A L, Beard, C D, Wall, F, Armitage, P E B, Brady A E, Deady, E, and Dawes, W. 2021. Enrichment of heavy REE and Th in carbonatite-derived fenite breccia. Geological Magazine, 158, 2025–2041.
- Goodenough, K M, Deady, E A, Beard, C D, Broom-Fendley, S, Elliott, H A L, van den Berg, F, and Öztük, H. 2021. Carbonatites and alkaline igneous rocks in post-collisional settings: storehouses or rare earth elements. Journal of Earth Science, 32, 1332–1358.
- Elliott, H A L, Gernon, T M, Roberts, S, Boyce, A, and Hewson, C. 2019. Diatremes act as fluid conduits for Zn-Pb mineralization in the SW Irish Orefield. Economic Geology, 114, 117–125.
- Elliott, H A L, Broom-Fendley, A, and Wall, F. 2019. The significance of metasomatic alteration surrounding carbonatite complexes as a REE-enrichment indicator. Applied Earth Science, 128, 46.
- Elliott, H A L, Broom-Fendley, A, and Wall, F. 2019. Utilizing alteration (fenite) surrounding carbonatite intrusions as a REE and Nb exploration indicator. Life with ore deposits on Earth, Proceedings of the 15th SGA biennial meeting, 4, 1756–1759.
- Elliott, H A L, Wall, F, Chakmouradia, A R, Siegfried, P R, Dahlgren, S, Weatherley, S, Finch, A A, Marks, M A W, Dowman, E, and Deady, E. 2018. fenites associated with carbonatite complexes: A review. Ore Geology Reviews, 93, 38–59.
- Elliott H A L, Gernon, T M, Roberts, S, and Hewson, C. 2015. Basaltic maar-diatreme volcanism in the Lower Carboniferous of the Limerick Basin (SW Ireland). Bulletin of Volcanology, 77, 37–59.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.cz/citations?user=eaDFjhAAAAAJ&hl=en
- Core logging
- Optical microscopy
- Field descriptions and sketches
- Major and trace element geochemistry
- Science communication
- Higher Education Academy Teaching Fellow
- Women in Mining UK, Membership and Education Committee
- Mineral Deposits Studies Group Secretary
- National Stone Centre, Visitor Experience Group