Hith Anhydrite Fm
Period:
Jurassic
Age Interval:
Tithonian, Sa (1,2), Kw1, Qa1, Bn1, Ir1
Province:
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Iran
Type Locality and Naming
Columns: Saudi Arabia Outcrop, Saudi Arabia Subsurface, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Zagros Belt; Lowermost formation in Riyadh Gr
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Hith Transition Main Hith Anhydrite - Bluish-gray, massive, compact anhydrite with occasional thin calcareous partings. Locally the anhydrite is spotted with white hydrated areas.
Lithology Pattern:
Evaporite
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Arab Fm
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Tithonian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Tithonian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
149.24
Ending stage:
Tithonian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
143.10
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13, no. 4. Steineke et. al., 1958, Page 1308