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parasequence set

1. n. [Reservoir Characterization]

A succession of genetically related parasequences that form a distinctive stacking pattern, and that are typically bounded by major marine flooding surfaces and their correlative surfaces. Parasequence sets are usually classified as progradational, aggradational or retrogradational.

See: parasequence boundarysequence stratigraphy