Environmental and sequence stratigraphic implications of anhydrite textures: A case from the Lower Triassic of the Central Persian Gulf.

Highlights: [•] The Triassic Kangan Formation is composed of carbonate–evaporite sequences. [•] Various anhydrite structure and textures control reservoir quality carbonates. [•] Anhydrites are either intraformational seals or cements plugging pore spaces. [•] Relationships in facies associations/evaporite textures/sea-level fluctuation exist. [•] They show predictable patterns useful for sequence stratigraphic interpretations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]