Dip line 11a shows the onlapping character of Lst 1 onto the Stage 2 sequence boundary. (2sb = Stage 2 sequence boundary; ts = Stage 2 to 1 transgressive surface; 3 mfs = Stage 3 maximum flooding surface; Hst 2 = highstand system tract unit 2).









Strike line 24 displays unit Lst 1 on the outer shelf. The deposits thicken dramatically to the south. (ts = Stage 2 to 1 transgressive surface and 2sb = Stage 2 sequence boundary).










Line 16/116 is a strike line from the inner shelf that displays an example of Hst 1. The line also shows the truncation associated with the Stage 2 sequence boundary, the chaotic pattern of Lst 1, the Stage 2 to 1 transgressive surface, and the parallel to sub-parallel reflection configuration of Tst 1. (2sb=Stage 2 sequence boundary; ts = Stage 2 to 1 transgressive surface; 2sb-ts = amalgamated Stage 2 sequence boundary and ts; 5cmfs = maximum flooding surface associated with Stage 5c; 5emfs-5d = amalgamated Stage 5d and 5e maximum flooding surface; Lst 1 = lowstand system tract unit 1; Tst 1 = transgressive system tract unit 1).










Dip line 15 demonstrates the erosional base of the lowstand incision on the middle to outer shelf as it cuts into the prograding clinoform pattern of Hst 2. Also displayed is the chaotic character of Lst 1. The limit of the transgressive surface as a distinct surface is indicated. (ts = transgressive surface; 2sb = Stage 2 sequence boundary; sb2-ts = amalgamated 2sb and ts; 3mfs = Stage 3 maximum flooding surface).
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