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Professor Malcolm Hole

BSc, MSc, PhD, SFHEA

Personal Chair

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m.j.hole@abdn.ac.uk

+44 (0)1224 273434

School of Geosciences

Biography

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Internal Memberships

Head of Discipline Geology & Geophysics
Convenor Staff-Student Liaison Committe
Undergraduate Programme Coordiantor, Geology-Petroleum Geology

Research

Research Overview

Mineralogy
Alkaline Volcanism
Volcanology
Volcanic Stratigraphy
Geology of Scotland

Current Research

Stratigraphy and volcanology of Large Igneous Provinces.

Faeroe Islands stratigraphy and palaeoenvironments.
Magmatism associated with Gondwana fragmentation
3-D architecture of basaltic lava fields
Subsurface geophysical expressions of lava fields

Mantle Melting and peridotite-pyroxenite sources of magmas

Phase equilibria of peridotite melting
Phase equlibira of pyroxenite melting
Fingerprinting pyroxenite and peridotite-sourced magmas

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Undergraduate Programme Coordinator.

Course coordinator

GL1005 Earth Through Geological Time
GL1505 Earth's Materials
GL3030 Volcanology
GO4001 Geoscience Project A
GO4002 Laboratory Data Acquisition & Analysis
GO4501 Geoscience Project B
GL3508 Dissertation

Course Tutor

GL2510 Field & Mapping Techniques
GL3520 Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology
GL4033 Planetary Geology
GL4023 Geological Mapping Project
GL5561 Earth & Planetary Surface & Internal Processes

Publications

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Slab window related magmatism as a probe for pyroxenite heterogeneities in the upper mantle
2023 - E-pub ahead of print
Hole, M., Gibson, S., Morris, M.
Geology
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/G50687.1
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19579/2/Hole_etal_G_Slab_Window_Related_VoR.pdf
Constraints on the formation of basaltic magmas. Comment on “Lithosphere thickness controls the extent of mantle melting, depth of melt extraction and basalt compositions in all tectonic settings on Earth – a review and new perspectives” – by Niu Y.
2022 - Published
Lustrino, M., Foulger, G., Hole, M., Natland, J. H.
Earth Science Reviews, vol. 226, 103942
Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.103942
Paleogene volcanic rocks in the northern Faroe–Shetland Basin and Møre Marginal High: understanding lava field stratigraphy
2022 - Published
Walker, F., Schofield, N., Millett, J., Jolley, D., Hole, M., Stewart, M.
Geological Society Special Publications , vol. 495, no. 1, pp. 199-235
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/SP495-2019-13
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The Rosebank Field, NE Atlantic: Volcanic characterisation of an inter-lava hydrocarbon discovery
2021 - Published
Millett, J. M., Jerram, D. A., Manton, B., Planke, S., Ablard, P., Wallis, D., Hole, M. J., Brandsen, H., Jolley, D. W., Dennehy, C.
Basin Research, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 2883-2913
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12585
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Magmatic evolution of Low-Ti lavas in the southern Paraná-Etendeka Large Igneous Province
2021 - Published
Rossetti, L. M., Hole, M. J., de Lima, E. F., Simões, M. S., Millett, J. M., Rossetti, M. M.
Lithos, vol. 400-401, 106359
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2021.106359
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Characterizing the nature and importance of lava-sediment interactions with the aid of field outcrop analogues
2021 - Published
Famelli, N., Millett, J. M., Hole, M. J., Lima, E. F., Carmo, I. d. O., Jerram, D. A., Jolley, D. W., Pugsley, J. H., Howell, J. A.
Journal of South American Earth Sciences, vol. 108, 103108
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2020.103108
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Stratigraphy of volcanic rock successions of the North Atlantic Rifted Margin: the offshore record of the Faroe Shetland and Rockall Basins
2021 - Published
Jolley, D., Millett, J., Nick, S., Broadley, L., Hole, M.
Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, vol. 112, no. 2, pp. 61-88
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755691021000037
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/17311/1/Jolley_et_al_Stratigraphy_volcanic_Earth_and_environmental_science_vor.pdf
Antarctic Peninsula: Volcanology
2021 - Published
Smellie, J. L., Hole, M. J.
Volcanism in Antarctica. Smellie, J. L., Panter, K. S., Geyer, A. (eds.). 1 edition. Geological Society of London, pp. 305-325, 20 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
- [ONLINE] https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsl/books/edited-volume/2349/chapter-abstract/132276383/Chapter-4-1a-Antarctic-Peninsula-volcanology?redirectedFrom=fulltext
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/M55-2018-59
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19331/1/Smellie_Hole_GSLBooks18_059.pdf
Reply to discussion on ‘Palaeogeographical evolution of the Rattray Volcanic Province, Central North Sea’, by Quirie et al. 2020 (JGS, 177, 718–737)
2021 - Published
Quirie, A. K., Schofield, N., Holford, S. P., Jolley, D. W., Archer, S. G., Hole, M. J., Hartley, A., Watson, D., Burgess, R., Pugsley, J. H., Underhill, J. R.
Journal of the Geological Society, vol. 178, no. 3, jgs2021-011
Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2021-011
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Chapter 4.1b Antarctic Peninsula: petrology
2021 - E-pub ahead of print
Hole, M. J.
Geological Society Memoir, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 327-343
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/m55-2018-40
Development of inter-lava drainage systems in LIPs: The Columbia River Flood Basalt Province (U.S.A.) as a case study
2020 - Published
Ebinghaus, A., Taylor, R. A., Barker, A. R., Hartley, A., Jolley, D., Hole, M.
Journal of Sedimentary Research, vol. 90, no. 10, pp. 1346-1369
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2020.64
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The 3D Facies Architecture and Petrophysical Properties of Hyaloclastite Delta Deposits: An Integrated Photogrammetry and Petrophysical Study from southern Iceland
2020 - Published
Greenfield, L., Millett, J., Howell, J., Jerram, D. A., Watton, T., Healy, D., Hole, M. J., Planke, S.
Basin Research, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 1081-1104
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12415
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15315/1/Greenfield_et_al_Basin_Research_The_3D_Facies_AAM.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Transient mantle cooling linked to regional volcanic shut-down and early rifting in the North Atlantic Igneous Province
2020 - Published
Millett, J., Hole, M., Jolley, D., Passey, S. R., Rossetti, L. M.
Bulletin of Volcanology, vol. 82, 61
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-020-01401-8
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14854/1/Millett_etal_BV_TransientMantleCoolingLinkedTo_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Magmatism in the North Atlantic Igneous Province; mantle temperatures, rifting and geodynamics
2020 - Published
Hole, M. J., Natland, J. H.
Earth Science Reviews, vol. 206, 102794
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.02.011
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13706/1/Hole_Natland_full_version.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
Palaeogeographical evolution of the Rattray Volcanic Province, Central North Sea
2020 - Published
Quirie, A. K., Schofield, N., Jolley, D. W., Archer, S. G., Hole, M. J., Hartley, A., Watson, D., Burgess, R., Pugsley, J. H., Underhill, J. R., Holford, S. P.
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 177, no. 4, pp. 718-737
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] http://jgs.lyellcollection.org/content/early/2020/02/20/jgs2019-182.abstract
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2019-182
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16238/1/Quirie_etal_jgs_Palaeogeographic_evolution_AAM.pdf
The Iceland Microcontinent and a continental Greenland-Iceland-Faroe Ridge
2020 - Published
Foulger, G., Doré, T., Emeleus, C. H., Franke, D., Geoffroy, L., Gernigon, L., Hey, R., Holdsworth, R. E., Hole, M., Höskuldsson, ?., Bruce Julian, B. J., Kusznir, N., Martinez, F., McCaffrey, K. J., Natland, J. H., Peace, A., Petersen, K. D., Schiffer, C., Stephenson, R., Stoker, M.
Earth Science Reviews, vol. 206, 102926
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102926
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Blended and online learning: a comparative study of virtual microscopy in Higher Education
2020 - Published
Herodotou, C., Muirhead, D. K., Aristeidou, M., Hole, M. J., Kelley, S., Scanlon, E., Duffy, M.
Interactive Learning Environments, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 713-728
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2018.1552874
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15448/1/_system_appendPDF_proof_hi_Aug2018.pdf
Combining thermal imaging with photogrammetry of an active volcano using UAV: an example from Stromboli, Italy
2019 - Published
Wakeford, Z. E., Chmielewska, M., Hole, M. J., Howell, J. A., Jerram, D. A.
Photogrammetric Record, vol. 34, no. 168, pp. 445-466
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/phor.12301
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15558/1/Wakeford_etal_Combining_thermal_AAM.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The Rattray Volcanics: Middle Jurassic fissure volcanism in the UK Central North Sea
2019 - Published
Quirie, A. K., Schofield, N., Hartley, A., Hole, M. J., Archer, S. G., Underhill, J. R., Watson, D., Holford, S. P.
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 176, pp. 462-481
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2018-151
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13315/1/Quirie_2018_Fissure_volcanism_in_the_CNS_accepted.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
Evaluating petrophysical properties of volcano-sedimentary sequences: A case study in the Paraná-Etendeka Large Igneous Province
2019 - Published
Rossetti, L. M., Healy, D., Hole, M. J., Millett, J. M., de Lima, E. F., Jerram, D. A., Rossetti, M. M.
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 102, pp. 638-656
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.17632/7tv4pvpnks.2
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Miocene-Recent post-subduction alkaline magmatism along the Antarctic Peninsula II. Petrology
2018 - Accepted/In press
Hole, M. J.
Volcanism in Antarctica. Geological Society of London
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13332/1/Memoir_Ch_4_Hole_Petrology_Complete.pdf
Field evidence for the lateral emplacement of igneous dykes: Implications for 3D mechanical models and the plumbing beneath fissure eruptions
2018 - Published
Healy, D., Rizzo, R., Duffy, M., Farrell, N. J. C., Hole, M. J., Muirhead, D.
Volcanica, pp. 85-105
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11029/1/document_2_.pdf
- [ONLINE] https://www.jvolcanica.org/ojs/index.php/volcanica/policies
Lithostratigraphy and volcanology of the Serra Geral Group, Paraná-Etendeka Igneous Province in Southern Brazil: Towards a formal stratigraphical framework
2018 - Published
Rossetti, L., Lima, E., Waichel, B., Hole, M. J., Simoes, M., Scherer, C. M. S.
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 355, pp. 98-114
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.05.008
Mineralogical and geochemical evidence for polybaric fractional crystallization of continental flood basalts and implications for identification of peridotite and pyroxenite source lithologies
2018 - Published
Hole, M. J.
Earth Science Reviews, vol. 176, pp. 51-67
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.09.014
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11225/1/EARTH_2017_210_Revision_1_V0.pdf
Geochemical stratigraphy and correlation within Large Igneous Provinces: the final preserved stages of the Faroe Islands Basalt Group
2017 - Published
Millett, J., Hole, M. J., Jolley, D. W., Passey, S. R.
Lithos, vol. 286-287, pp. 1-15
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2017.05.011
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10499/1/1_s2.0_S0024493717301858_main.pdf

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Stratigraphy and volcanology of Large Igneous Provinces.

Mantle Melting and peridotite-pyroxenite sources of magmas

Teaching Responsibilities

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Undergraduate Programme Coordinator.

Course coordinator

Course Tutor

Slab window related magmatism as a probe for pyroxenite heterogeneities in the upper mantle

Constraints on the formation of basaltic magmas. Comment on “Lithosphere thickness controls the extent of mantle melting, depth of melt extraction and basalt compositions in all tectonic settings on Earth – a review and new perspectives” – by Niu Y.

Paleogene volcanic rocks in the northern Faroe–Shetland Basin and Møre Marginal High: understanding lava field stratigraphy

The Rosebank Field, NE Atlantic: Volcanic characterisation of an inter-lava hydrocarbon discovery

Magmatic evolution of Low-Ti lavas in the southern Paraná-Etendeka Large Igneous Province

Characterizing the nature and importance of lava-sediment interactions with the aid of field outcrop analogues

Stratigraphy of volcanic rock successions of the North Atlantic Rifted Margin: the offshore record of the Faroe Shetland and Rockall Basins

Antarctic Peninsula: Volcanology

Reply to discussion on ‘Palaeogeographical evolution of the Rattray Volcanic Province, Central North Sea’, by Quirie et al. 2020 (JGS, 177, 718–737)

Chapter 4.1b Antarctic Peninsula: petrology

Development of inter-lava drainage systems in LIPs: The Columbia River Flood Basalt Province (U.S.A.) as a case study

The 3D Facies Architecture and Petrophysical Properties of Hyaloclastite Delta Deposits: An Integrated Photogrammetry and Petrophysical Study from southern Iceland

Transient mantle cooling linked to regional volcanic shut-down and early rifting in the North Atlantic Igneous Province

Magmatism in the North Atlantic Igneous Province; mantle temperatures, rifting and geodynamics

Palaeogeographical evolution of the Rattray Volcanic Province, Central North Sea

The Iceland Microcontinent and a continental Greenland-Iceland-Faroe Ridge

Blended and online learning: a comparative study of virtual microscopy in Higher Education

Combining thermal imaging with photogrammetry of an active volcano using UAV: an example from Stromboli, Italy

The Rattray Volcanics: Middle Jurassic fissure volcanism in the UK Central North Sea

Evaluating petrophysical properties of volcano-sedimentary sequences: A case study in the Paraná-Etendeka Large Igneous Province

Miocene-Recent post-subduction alkaline magmatism along the Antarctic Peninsula II. Petrology

Field evidence for the lateral emplacement of igneous dykes: Implications for 3D mechanical models and the plumbing beneath fissure eruptions

Lithostratigraphy and volcanology of the Serra Geral Group, Paraná-Etendeka Igneous Province in Southern Brazil: Towards a formal stratigraphical framework

Mineralogical and geochemical evidence for polybaric fractional crystallization of continental flood basalts and implications for identification of peridotite and pyroxenite source lithologies

Geochemical stratigraphy and correlation within Large Igneous Provinces: the final preserved stages of the Faroe Islands Basalt Group

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