Parasequence

{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002702",
  "term": "Parasequence",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A relatively conformable succession of genetically related beds or bedsets bounded by marine-flooding surfaces or their correlative conformities. It represents a progradational or aggradational package of sediments deposited during a relative sea-level rise and subsequent stillstand. Parasequences are fundamental building blocks in sequence stratigraphy, typically ranging from meters to tens of meters thick.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/parasequence/"
}