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Tectono-Stratigraphic Charts of the Netherlands Continental Shelf February 2011 TNO.NL Late Jurassic - Early Cretaceous structural elements of the Netherlands Late Jurassic - Early Cretaceous structural elements of the Netherlands 3˚E 4˚E 5˚E 6˚E 7˚E 55˚N DCG SG ESH ESP Legend Highs SP SGP Platforms 54˚N Cretaceous or Paleogene on top of Zechstein Cretaceous or Paleogene on top of Triassic Basins CP TB Strongly inverted AP Mildly or not inverted Boundary of structural element COP Boundary of subarea used in mapping project Highs GP VB FP DH Dalfsen High ESH Elbow Spit High 53˚N LBM London-Brabant Massif MH Maasbommel High BFB LSB PH Peel High TIJH TIJH Texel-IJsselmeer High NHP WH Winterton High WH DH Platforms AP Ameland Platform WP IJP COP Central Offshore Platform CP Cleaverbank Platform CNB ESP Elbow Spit Platform FP Friesland Platform GP Groningen Platform WNB 52˚N NHP Noord-Holland Platform PP Peel Platform MH RP Roer Platform LBM SGP Schill Grund Platform SP Silverpit Platform WP Winterton Platform RP IJP IJmuiden Platform RVG PP Basins LBM PH BFB Broad Fourteens Basin DCG Dutch Central Graben CNB Central Netherlands Basin LSB Lower Saxony Basin 51˚N RVG Roer Valley Graben SG Step Graben 0 60 km LBM TB Terschelling Basin VB Vlieland Basin WNB West Netherlands Basin Tectono-stratigraphic chart of the Dutch Central Graben, Terschelling Basin and surrounding platforms Ameland Platform Eastern margin (west) and Age of Central Off- Schill Grund Tectonic Hydrostratigraphy (Ma) System Series Stages Lithology shore Platform Southern Dutch Central Graben Terschelling Basin Platform (south) phase Orogeny 0 Holocene 0 Various Various Various Various Quaternary Pleistocene Gelasian Piacenzian 5 Pliocene Zanclean NUOT NUOT 5 Messinian 10 Tortonian 10 Neogene Serravallian 15 Miocene Langhian L06-02 & L06-03 M07-01 15 Burdigalian NUBA NUBA NUBA 20 20 A Aquitanian 25 Savian 25 Chattian 30 Oligocene 30 Rupelian NMRF NMRF NMRF NMRF 35 35 Priabonian Pyrenean 40 Bartonian 40 Paleogene G16-06 45 Eocene Lutetian 45 NLFF NLFF NLFF NLFF 50 50 Legend Ypresian 55 55 Thanetian G16-06 Age-range of well based NLLF NLLF NLLF NLLF on biostratigraphic analyses 60 Paleocene Selandian 60 Danian Laramide 65 CKEK CKEK 65 E Sand, sandstone N Maastrichtian I L03-02 P 70 L 70 A Shale, claystone 75 75 Campanian Subhercynian Marl 80 CKGR CKGR CKGR 80 Upper 85 Santonian 85 Chalk Coniacian 90 90 Turonian Carbonate 95 95 Cenomanian CKTX CKTX CKTX Anhydrite 100 100 Salt 105 105 Cretaceous Albian 110 110 Coal KNGL KNGL KNGL KNGL Austrian 115 115 Organic Aptian 120 120 Lower Flint 125 125 Barremian 130 130 Glauconite KNNC KNNC F17-03 KNNC KNNC Hauterivian 135 135 Hiatus Valanginian L01-05 KNNS KNNS KNNS 140 140 L03-01 L09-02 Aquifer Ryazanian Late Kimmerian 145 SG SG 145 Portlandian Aquifer/aquitard 150 SLC 150 Kimmeridgian Upper 155 F18-07 155 Aquitard Oxfordian 160 F17-07 160 SLC Aquiclude Callovian 165 165 Bathonian Mid Kimmerian Hydrocarbon source rock Middle 170 Bajocian 170 ATWD Jurassic Aalenian Gas reservoir 175 175 180 Toarcian 180 Oil reservoir ATPO 185 185 Pliensbachian Lower Various Quaternary formations 190 190 ATAL NU Upper North Sea Group Sinemurian 195 195 NUOT Oosterhout Formation NUBA Breda Formation Hettangian 200 200 ATRT Rhaetian NM Middle North Sea Group 205 Early Kimmerian 205 NMRF Rupel Formation 210 210 NL Lower North Sea Group 215 Norian 215 NLFF Dongen Formation Upper NLLF Landen Formation 220 220 225 RNKP 225 CK Chalk Group Triassic CKEK Ekofisk Formation 230 230 CKGR Ommelanden Formation Carnian CKTX Texel Formation 235 235 Ladinian RNKP 240 240 KN Rijnland Group Middle RNMU RNMU KNGL Holland Formation Anisian 245 RNSO+RNRO RNSO+RNRO 245 KNNC Vlieland Claystone Formation RBM RBM Hardegsen KNNS Vlieland Sandstone Formation Olenekian 250 Lower RBSH RBSH RBSH RBSH 250 Induan Changhsian 255 ZE-salt ZE-salt ZE-salt ZE-salt 255 SG Scruff Group Lopingian Wuchiapingian SL Schieland Group ZE ZE ZE ZE 260 260 SLC Central Graben Subgroup Capitanian 265 Guadalupian ROSL + ROCL ROSL + ROCL ROSL + ROCL ROSL + ROCL 265 Wordian AT Altena Group ATWD Werkendam Formation 270 Roadian 270 Kungurian ATPO Posidonia Formation 275 Permian 275 ATAL Aalburg Formation ATRT Sleen Formation 280 Artinskian 280 RN Upper Germanic Trias Group 285 Cisuralian Saalian 285 RNKP Keuper Formation 290 Sakmarian 290 RNMU Muschelkalk Formation RNRO Röt Formation 295 295 RNSO Solling Formation Asselian 300 300 Stephanian RB Lower Germanic Trias Group Asturian RBM Main Buntsandstein Subgroup 305 DCHP 305 DCDG RBSH Main Claystone Formation DCCU DCCU 310 310 Westphalian DCCR Silesian DCCK DCCB N ZE Zechstein Group 315 A 315 C S Sudetian I R 320 Namurian DCGE DCGE DCGE DCGE A 320 RO Upper Rotliegend Group V ROCL Silverpit Formation 325 325 ROSL Slochteren Formation Carboni- 330 330 ferous DC Limburg Group DCHP Step Graben Formation 335 Visean 335 DCDG Hospital Ground Formation 340 340 DCCU Maurits Formation Dinantian CL/CF CL/CF CL/CF CL/CF DCCR Ruurlo Formation 345 345 DCCB Baarlo Formation 350 350 DCGE Epen Formation Tournaisian 355 355 CL Carboniferous Limestone Group CF Farne Group Timescale and ages mostly according to Gradstein et al. (2004), except (1) the Triassic (according to Kozur & Bachmann (2008)), (2) the Upper Jurassic (according to Munsterman & Verreussel (in prep)) and (3) the Quaternary (according to the International Commission on Stratigraphy (2009)). The Western European nomenclature is used for the Carboniferous series and stages. Tectono-stratigraphic chart of the Schill Grund, Ameland and Friesland Platforms Age Schill Grund Platform Ameland Platform Tectonic Hydrostratigraphy (Ma) System Series Stages Lithology (central and north) (central and east) Friesland Platform phase Orogeny 0 Holocene 0 Quaternary Pleistocene Gelasian Various Various Various Piacenzian NUOT NUOT NUOT 5 Pliocene Zanclean 5 Messinian 10 Tortonian 10 NUBA NUBA Neogene Serravallian 15 Miocene Langhian 15 Burdigalian G10-01 NUBA 20 20 Aquitanian B 25 Savian 25 Chattian 30 Oligocene 30 Rupelian NMRF NMRF NMRF 35 35 Priabonian Pyrenean 40 Bartonian 40 Paleogene 45 Eocene Lutetian 45 NLFF NLFF NLFF 50 50 Ypresian 55 55 Thanetian NLLF NLLF N04-01 NLLF 60 Paleocene Selandian 60 Danian Laramide 65 CKEK 65 Legend E N Maastrichtian I P 70 L 70 A G10-01 Age-range of well based 75 75 on biostratigraphic analyses Campanian Subhercynian 80 CKGR CKGR CKGR 80 Sand, sandstone Upper 85 Santonian 85 Shale, claystone Coniacian 90 90 Turonian Marl 95 95 Cenomanian CKTX CKTX CKTX 100 100 Chalk 105 105 Cretaceous Albian Carbonate 110 110 KNGL KNGL KNGL Austrian Anhydrite 115 115 Aptian Salt 120 120 Lower 125 125 Coal Barremian 130 130 Organic Hauterivian KNNC KNNC KNNC 135 135 M05-01 Valanginian Flint 140 KNNS 140 SGGS SG Ryazanian Late Kimmerian 145 145 Glauconite Portlandian 150 150 Hiatus Kimmeridgian Upper F15-06 155 155 Aquifer Oxfordian SLC 160 160 Callovian Aquifer/aquitard 165 165 Bathonian Mid Kimmerian Middle 170 Bajocian 170 Aquitard Jurassic Aalenian 175 175 Aquiclude 180 Toarcian 180 Hydrocarbon source rock 185 185 Pliensbachian Lower Gas reservoir 190 190 Sinemurian 195 195 Oil reservoir Hettangian 200 200 Rhaetian Various Quaternary formations 205 Early Kimmerian 205 NU Upper North Sea Group 210 210 NUOT Oosterhout Formation NUBA Breda Formation 215 Norian 215 Upper NM Middle North Sea Group 220 220 NMRF Rupel Formation 225 225 Triassic NL Lower North Sea Group 230 230 NLFF Dongen Formation Carnian NLLF Landen Formation 235 235 Ladinian RNKP 240 240 CK Chalk Group Middle RNMU CKEK Ekofisk Formation Anisian 245 RNSO + RNRO RN 245 CKGR Ommelanden Formation RBM RBM Hardegsen CKTX Texel Formation Olenekian 250 Lower RBSH RBSH 250 Induan RBSH Changhsian 255 ZE-salt ZE-salt ZE-salt 255 KN Rijnland Group Lopingian Wuchiapingian KNGL Holland Formation ZE ZE ZE 260 260 KNNC Vlieland Claystone Formation Capitanian KNNS Vlieland Sandstone Formation 265 Guadalupian ROSL + ROCL ROSL + ROCL ROSL + ROCL 265 Wordian 270 Roadian 270 Kungurian SG Scruff Group 275 Permian 275 SGGS Scruff Greensand Formation SLC Central Graben Subgroup 280 Artinskian 280 RN Upper Germanic Trias Group 285 Cisuralian Saalian 285 RNKP Keuper Formation 290 Sakmarian 290 RNMU Muschelkalk Formation RNRO Röt Formation 295 295 RNSO Solling Formation Asselian 300 300 Stephanian RB Lower Germanic Trias Group Asturian RBM Main Buntsandstein Subgroup 305 DCHP 305 DCDG RBSH Main Claystone Formation DCCU 310 Westphalian 310 DCCR DCCR Silesian DCCB DCCB N ZE Zechstein Group 315 M03-01 A 315 C S Sudetian I R 320 Namurian DCGE DCGE DCGE A 320 RO Upper Rotliegend Group V ROCL Silverpit Formation 325 325 ROSL Slochteren Formation Carboni- 330 330 ferous DC Limburg Group DCHP Step Graben Formation 335 Visean 335 DCDG Hospital Ground Formation 340 340 DCCU Maurits Formation Dinantian CL/CF CL/CF CL/CF DCCR Ruurlo Formation 345 345 DCCB Baarlo Formation 350 350 DCGE Epen Formation Tournaisian 355 355 CL Carboniferous Limestone Group CF Farne Group Timescale and ages mostly according to Gradstein et al. (2004), except (1) the Triassic (according to Kozur & Bachmann (2008)), (2) the Upper Jurassic (according to Munsterman & Verreussel (in prep)) and (3) the Quaternary (according to the International Commission on Stratigraphy (2009)). The Western European nomenclature is used for the Carboniferous series and stages. Tectono-stratigraphic chart of the Step Graben, Dutch Central Graben and adjacent platforms and high Schill Grund Age Elbow Spit High & Dutch Central Platform Tectonic Hydrostratigraphy (Ma) System Series Stages Lithology Elbow Spit Platform Step Graben Graben (western margin) phase Orogeny 0 Holocene
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