Heather Formation
The Heather Formation is a geological formation occurs in the North Sea, offshore the United Kingdom and Norway. It preserves fossils from the Bathonian to Oxfordian stages of the Middle to Late Jurassic period and was deposited in an open marine depositional environment.[1][2]
| Heather Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Bathonian–Oxfordian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Kimmeridge Clay Formation |
| Overlies | Pentland Formation, Brent Group |
| Thickness | up to 700 m (Central North Sea) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Claystone |
| Other | Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Region | North Sea |
| Country | Norway, United Kingdom |
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- British Geological Survey. "Heather Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. "Heather Fm". NPD: Fact Pages. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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