stratigraphic trap

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stratigraphic trap (lithologic trap) Oil or gas trap resulting from lithologic variations, e.g. interbedded lenses of sands and silts in a deltaic environment. See DELTA; NATURAL GAS; and PETROLEUM. Compare ANTICLINAL TRAP; FAULT TRAP; REEF TRAP; STRUCTURAL TRAP; and UNCONFORMITY TRAP.

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