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downlap
onlap
toplap
terminations
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Lateral termination of strata at their depositional pinchout. lapout may occur at the upper boundary of a sequence, where it is called toplap, or at the lower boundary, where it is called onlap or downlap.
References Mitchum Jr., R.M., 1977. Seismic stratigraphy and global changes of sea level. Part 11: glossary of terms used in seismic stratigraphy. In: Payton, C.E. (Ed.), Seismic stratigraphy––Applications to Hydrocarbon Exploration, vol. 26. A.A.P.G. Memoir, pp. 205–212.
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