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cross-bedded

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[kraws-bed-id, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˈbɛd ɪd, ˈkrɒs- /

adjective

Geology.
  1. having irregular laminations, as strata of sandstone, inclining in various directions not coincident with the general stratification.


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Etymology

Origin of cross-bedded

cross- + bedded ( see bed, -ed 2)

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This was not unlike the cross-bedded sandstone in colour, but lacked its warmth and richness of tint.

From Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico by Kolb, E. L. (Ellsworth Leonardson)

Picture a great, overhanging wall at the very bottom of the cross-bedded sandstone, from twelve to fifty and more feet high, the recess being perhaps thirty or forty feet back.

From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton

The trail is very pleasant here, springs of excellent water coming out from under the cross-bedded sandstone and trees of considerable size shadowing the way.

From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton

As the uplift continues, the cherty limestone and possibly the cross-bedded sandstone are both cut through, as the plateau slowly emerges.

From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton

The Mesa Verde land mass is composed of cross-bedded sandstone strata laid down by Upper Cretaceous seas.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.

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