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Hiatus

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001819

A break or gap in the geological record, representing a period during which no deposition occurred or during which previously deposited strata were eroded. It indicates a period of non-deposition or erosion, often associated with tectonic uplift or sea-level fall. Unconformities in sedimentary sequences are physical manifestations of a hiatus.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001819
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001819",
  "term": "Hiatus",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A break or gap in the geological record, representing a period during which no deposition occurred or during which previously deposited strata were eroded. It indicates a period of non-deposition or erosion, often associated with tectonic uplift or sea-level fall. Unconformities in sedimentary sequences are physical manifestations of a hiatus.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/hiatus/"
}

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