cross-bedded

[ kraws-bed-id, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˈbɛd ɪd, ˈkrɒs- /

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

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cross-bedding, noun

Beneath them the cross-bedded sandstone appears, showing a mottled surface of pale-pinkish hue.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 3, October 1899|Various
Cross-bedded and ripple-marked features and small lenses of conglomerate are common.
The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman
Beneath them the cross-bedded sandstone appears, showing a mottled surface of pale pinkish hue.
Our Italy|Charles Dudley Warner
In sections of river banks one may often see a vertical succession of cross-bedded strata, each built in the way described.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton

They are non-fossiliferous, cross-bedded, ripple-marked, and have abundant lenses of conglomerate of all sizes.
The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman