Geology of the Netherlands

Second Edition

9789463728362

848 pages

Amsterdam University Press

Hardback $99.00

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Overview

Below the famously flat surface of the Netherlands lies a fascinating world of buried mountains and valleys, which can only be unraveled with drillings, geophysical techniques and geological understanding.
Thorough exploration for hydrocarbons, groundwater and minerals produced a wealth of data and knowledge about the Dutch subsurface and its various uses. The second edition of this book, originally published in 2007, provides access to that wealth with a thoroughly revised and updated description of the Paleozoic to recent geology of the Netherlands, including the offshore. It covers applied geology with chapters on oil and gas, coal and peat, rock salt, groundwater, construction minerals, silica sand, underground storage and sequestration, and geothermal energy. It treats the natural and anthropogenic geohazards of seismicity and subsidence. Finally, it illustrates how data and knowledge of the Dutch subsurface are disseminated by the Geological Survey of the Netherlands, part of research and technology organisation TNO.
Geology of the Netherlands is a comprehensive reference work for geologists, engineers, geoscience students, and all others who wish to know more about the relevance and applications of geology in the Netherlands.

Author Bio

Johan ten Veen is senior geologist at TNO- Geological Survey of the Netherlands and is specialized in providing understanding of the subsurface potential to serve the current energy transition Geert-Jan Vis is a geologist at TNO- Geological Survey of the Netherlands, specialized on the stratigraphy of the Netherlands and currently focused on the southeast Netherlands (South Limburg) related to his involvement in the Einstein Telescope project. Jan de Jager is an experienced exploration geologist with broad background in regional geology, structural geology, depositional systems and prospect evaluation. Theo Wong is a Surinamese-Dutch geologist and part-time professor at the Anton de Kom University of Suriname. From 1986 to 2007, he worked at. After retirement from the Geological Survey of the Netherlands (later TNO) and Utrecht University he became an independent consultant in the petroleum and mining industry.