MLchartDataset catalogue

Transgressive

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003889

Describing a geological sequence or event characterized by a relative rise in sea level, leading to the landward migration of the shoreline. This process results in the deposition of progressively younger marine sediments over older, more landward facies. A transgressive systems tract is a common feature identified in sequence stratigraphy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003889
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003889",
  "term": "Transgressive",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "Describing a geological sequence or event characterized by a relative rise in sea level, leading to the landward migration of the shoreline. This process results in the deposition of progressively younger marine sediments over older, more landward facies. A transgressive systems tract is a common feature identified in sequence stratigraphy.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/transgressive/"
}

Record 4,128 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.