Title
Subsurface structure of the Netherlands - Results of recent onshore and offshore mapping
Author
TNO Bouw en Ondergrond
Durin, E.J.T.
Doornenbal, J.C.
Rijkers, R.H.B.
Verbeek, J.W.
Wong, Th.E.
Publication year
2006
Abstract
This paper presents depth maps for eight key horizons and seven thickness maps covering the onshore and offshore areas for the Late Permian to recent sedimentary section of the Netherlands. These maps, prepared in the context of a TNO regional mapping project, are supported by nine regional structural cross sections and a table summarizing the timing of tectonic activity from Carboniferous to recent. These new regional maps enable the delineation of various structural elements but also reveal the development of these elements through time with improved detail. Since the latest Carboniferous the tectonic setting of the Netherlands changed repeatedly. During successive tectonic phases several pre-existing structural elements were reactivated and new elements appeared. The various identified regional structural elements are grouped into six tectonically active periods: Late Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Late Jurassic, Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic. This study demonstrates that many structural elements and fault systems were repeatedly reactivated and that a clear distinction exists between long-lived elements, such as the Roer Valley Graben, and short-lived structural elements, such as the Terschelling Basin.
Subject
Energy / Geological Survey Netherlands
Geological Survey Netherlands
Cenozoic
Cretaceous
Geological maps
Jurassic
Netherlands
Permian
Structural elements
Triassic
Cenozoic
Cretaceous
fault
geological mapping
graben
Jurassic
Permian
seafloor mapping
structural geology
surface structure
tectonic setting
tectonic structure
Triassic
Benelux
Eurasia
Europe
Friesland
Frisian Islands
Netherlands
Rur Valley
Terschelling
West Frisian Islands
Western Europe
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TNO identifier
239616
ISSN
0016-7746
Source
Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 85 (85), 245-276
Document type
article