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Introduction of the Boxtel Formation and implications for theQuaternary lithostratigraphy of the Netherlands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2017

J. Schokker ,
H.J.T. Weerts ,
W.E. Westerhoff ,
H.J.A. Berendsen  and
C. den Otter
J. Schokker*
Affiliation:
TNO Built Environment and Geosciences – Geological Survey of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 80015, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands Centre for Geo-ecological Research (ICG), Physical Geography Research Institute, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, PO Box 80115, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands
H.J.T. Weerts
Affiliation:
TNO Built Environment and Geosciences – Geological Survey of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 80015, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands
W.E. Westerhoff
Affiliation:
TNO Built Environment and Geosciences – Geological Survey of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 80015, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands
C. den Otter
Affiliation:
TNO Built Environment and Geosciences – Geological Survey of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 80015, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands
*
*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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Application of the traditional lithostratigraphic framework to subdivide theMiddle- and Upper-Quaternary locally-derived fine-grained deposits in theNetherlands is problematic. Deposits of many formations cannot bedistinguished from each other based on lithological characteristics andstratigraphie position alone. To overcome this problem, we present a new,well-defined lithostratigraphy for these deposits, based on detailedresearch in the central part of the Roer Valley Graben. This area containsan up to 35 m-thick sedimentary record of Middle- and Upper-Quaternary sand,loam and peat deposits. These have mainly been formed by aeolian andsmall-scale fluvial processes and have been preserved as a result oftectonic subsidence. The traditional lithostratigraphic subdivision of thesedeposits into three formations (Eindhoven Formation, Asten Formation andTwente Formation) was based on a combination of litho-, bio- andchronostratigraphic evidence and the presumed widespread presence of ahorizon of organic-rich interglacial sediments of Eemian age. To avoidintermingling of criteria regarding lithological characteristics, genesisand age, we now incorporate all fine-grained sediments into the new BoxtelFormation. The implications for the lithostratigraphic framework in otherparts of the country are explored and discussed. Eight lithostratigraphicmembers are introduced that describe the most characteristic parts of theformation. To fully illustrate the sedimentary sequence in the Roer ValleyGraben, two new members are defined here. The Best Member incorporatesalternating floodloam deposits and sandy aeolian deposits in the lower partof the Boxtel Formation. The Liempde Member includes reworked aeolian loessand sandy loess deposits (‘Brabant loam’) that occur in the upper part ofthe sedimentary sequence.

Keywords

aeolian depositsBoxtel Formationfluvial depositslithostratigraphyperiglacial depositsQuaternaryRoer Valley Graben
Type
Research Article
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Netherlands Journal of Geosciences , Volume 86 , Issue 3 , September 2007 , pp. 197 - 210
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Copyright © Stichting Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 2007

Footnotes

Henk Berendsen passed away on May 14, 2007

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