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Transgressive surface

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003890

A marine flooding surface that marks a period of rising sea level and landward migration of the shoreline, resulting in the deposition of finer-grained sediments over coarser ones. This surface represents a break in sedimentation, often characterized by an abrupt change in lithology or fossil content. It is a key stratigraphic marker for sequence stratigraphic analysis in sedimentary basins.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003890
FieldOil and gas
SubjectReservoir Characterization
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003890",
  "term": "Transgressive surface",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A marine flooding surface that marks a period of rising sea level and landward migration of the shoreline, resulting in the deposition of finer-grained sediments over coarser ones. This surface represents a break in sedimentation, often characterized by an abrupt change in lithology or fossil content. It is a key stratigraphic marker for sequence stratigraphic analysis in sedimentary basins.",
  "subject": "Reservoir Characterization",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/transgressive-surface/"
}

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