The geometry and stratigraphic position of the Maassluis Formation (western Netherlands and southeastern North Sea)

  • H.S.M. Jansen J&G Consultants J. Rosenkrantzlaan 35, 2104 CC Heemstede, The Netherlands; e-mail:strats@xs4all.nl
  • J. Huizer Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam; Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience TNO - National Geological Survey, P.O. Box 80015, NL-3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands; e-mail:j.dijkmans@nitg.tno.nl
  • J.W.A. Dijkmans Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience TNO - National Geological Survey, P.O. Box 80015, NL-3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands; e-mail:j.dijkmans@nitg.tno.nl
  • C. Mesdag Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience TNO - National Geological Survey, P.O. Box 80015, NL-3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands; e-mail:j.dijkmans@nitg.tno.nl
  • J.E. van Hinte de Lairessestraat 78 lh, 1071 PH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020060
Keywords: Maassluis Formation, marine, Late Pliocene, Early Pleistocene, depositional model

Abstract

The geometry and depositional history of the Maassluis Formation is described from an East-West oriented transect located in the west-central Netherlands and P- and Q-blocks in the Dutch offshore area. The Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene Maassluis Formation was deposited under near coastal marine conditions. Two distinct facies are distinguished: (1) medium grained sands with a blocky GR/SP-log pattern that were deposited under intertidal and aeolian conditions and (2) medium to coarse grained sands deposited in a subtidal environment showing a clear coarsening upward trend. The lower part of the Maassluis Formation is laterally equivalent to the shallow marine Oosterhout Formation and gets progressively younger towards the West. The upper part is lateral equivalent to estuarine and mudflat deposits (Balk Member, c.q. Peize Formation) in the central part of The Netherlands and to river deposits (Peize Formation) further to the East.

Published
2004-06-01
How to Cite
H.S.M. Jansen, J. Huizer, J.W.A. Dijkmans, C. Mesdag, & J.E. van Hinte. (2004). The geometry and stratigraphic position of the Maassluis Formation (western Netherlands and southeastern North Sea). Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 83, 93 - 99. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020060
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Volume 83 - 2004
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Regular paper
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