Heather Formation

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

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]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Norway

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

1. British Geological Survey. "Heather Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
2. Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. "Heather Fm". NPD: Fact Pages. Retrieved 21 September 2022.