Wilkins, Anne D.Hurst, AndrewWilson, M. J.Archer, Stuart2018-07-102018-07-102018-02Wilkins, A D, Hurst, A, Wilson, M J & Archer, S 2018, 'Palaeo-environment in an ancient low-latitude, arid lacustrine basin with loessite : The Smith Bank Formation (Early Triassic) in the Central North Sea, UK Continental Shelf', Sedimentology, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 335-359. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.123820037-0746ORCID: /0000-0001-6775-3435/work/192443310http://hdl.handle.net/2164/10721Acknowledgements This work was conducted as part of the Triassic Mudstones Joint Industry Project which was sponsored by BP, ConocoPhillips, EON E&P, Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited, GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd, JX Nippon, Maersk Oil, Shell and Total. The guidance of Prof. Steve Hillier of the James Hutton Institute in quantitative mineralogical analysis is acknowledged with gratitude. Dr Stuart Jones and an anonymous referee are thanked for their incisive and constructive reviews that significantly helped in the revision of the manuscript.252695337engAeolianaridEarly Triassiclacustrineloessitepalaeoclimatesiltstonewind-blownQE GeologyQEJournal article10.1111/sed.12382652