Senior Curator & Collection Manager,
Deputy Head of the Department of Geosciences
Contact
Phone: +46 (0)8-519 54234
E-mail: dan.holtstam@nrm.se
Billing and mailing address:
See the Staff and Contact page
Education
- MSc in Geology and Chemistry, Stockholm University, 1987
- PhD in Mineralogy and Petrology, Uppsala University, 1996
- Associate Professor in Mineralogy, Stockholm University, 2005
Working tasks and responsibilities
- Collection management (minerals, rocks & meteorites)
- Administrative tasks
- Research in mineral science
Research interests
My research is dealing with the formation and evolution of mineral deposits, mainly in the Bergslagen ore region, and nomenclature and systematics of rare and new oxysalt minerals.
Other professional roles
- Member, Commission for New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (IMA-CNMNC)
- Member, Swedish National Committee for Geology, Royal Academy of Sciences
Publications
Publication list (at ResearchGate)