Strontium (87Sr/86Sr) dating of marine shells from Pliocene and Pleistocene shallow marine deposits in The Netherlands

  • H.S.M. Jansen J&G Consultants, J. Rosenkrantzlaan 35, 2104 CC Heemstede
  • J. Huizer TNO-NITG & Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • J.W.A. Dijkmans TNO-NITG, Postbus 80015, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • J.E. van Hinte de Lairessestraat 78 1h, 1071 PH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S001677460002045X
Keywords: Maassluis Formation, Oosterhout Formation, Strontium isotopes

Abstract

87Sr/86Sr (Strontium) ratio analyses of shell material (mainly Arctica islandica) from 24 levels in the Maassluis Formation of boreholes Noordwijk, Zegveld and Terschelling suggest that the age of the formation ranges from 0.82 to 2.34 Ma (± 0.5 Ma), and that the Oosterhout Formation at Noordwijk could be as much as 2.5 Ma older than hitherto assumed.

Published
2004-03-01
How to Cite
H.S.M. Jansen, J. Huizer, J.W.A. Dijkmans, & J.E. van Hinte. (2004). Strontium (87Sr/86Sr) dating of marine shells from Pliocene and Pleistocene shallow marine deposits in The Netherlands. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 83, 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1017/S001677460002045X
Issue
Volume 83 - 2004
Section
Regular paper

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