interbedded

[ in-ter-bed-id ]

adjective

1. lying between beds or strata of a different rock or mineral; interstratified.

interbedded

/ ˌɪntəˈbɛdɪd /

adjective

1. geology occurring between beds, esp (of lava flows or sills) occurring between strata of a different origin or character

Word History and Origins

Origin of interbedded¹

First recorded in 1870–75; inter- + bed + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Cherty quartzites interbedded with mylonites occur on the flanks of the Nandi hills, but their age is not known.

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Interbedded with the Triassic sandstones are contemporaneous lava beds which were fed from dikes.

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Sheets of igneous rock are interbedded with the strata and many dikes of igneous rocks cut through the whole combination.

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Near Lithgow extensive deposits of limonite, or clay-band ore, are interbedded with coal.

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In the Little Cumbrae they appear on the east side, where they underlie and are interbedded with the lavas.

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