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Aggradational

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000077

Describing a sedimentary process where the rate of sediment accumulation is greater than the rate of subsidence, leading to a net upward growth of the sedimentary package. This results in a vertical stacking of depositional environments. Aggradational sequences are common in river deltas and coastal plains where sediment supply is high.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000077
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000077",
  "term": "Aggradational",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "Describing a sedimentary process where the rate of sediment accumulation is greater than the rate of subsidence, leading to a net upward growth of the sedimentary package. This results in a vertical stacking of depositional environments. Aggradational sequences are common in river deltas and coastal plains where sediment supply is high.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/aggradational/"
}

Record 88 of 4,468 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.