unstratified

American  

[uhn-strat-uh-fahyd] / ʌnˈstræt əˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. not stratified; not arranged in strata or layers.

   unstratified rocks.

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unstratified British  

/ ʌnˈstrætɪˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. (esp of igneous rocks and rock formations) not occurring in distinct layers or strata; not stratified

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Etymology

Origin of unstratified

First recorded in 1765–75; un- ¹ + stratify ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

It is unstratified; but by the action of water on it, stratified deposits have been formed, some of clay, containing remains of arctic animals, some, and very extensive ones, of sand and gravel.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

Boulder-clay is a coarse unstratified deposit of fine clay, with more or less sand, and boulders of various sizes, the latter usually marked with glacial striations.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

But all underclays agree in two points: they are all unstratified.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 by Various

It signifies, therefore, very little whether we distinguish the groups by calling one stratified and 143 the other unstratified, or one "coherent" and the other "crystalline," or one "lateral" and the other "central."

From Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) by Ruskin, John

I have stated in a previous article that the relative position of the stratified and unstratified rocks gives us the key to their comparative age.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various