cross-bedded
having irregular laminations, as strata of sandstone, inclining in various directions not coincident with the general stratification.
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- cross-bedding, noun
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How to use cross-bedded in a sentence
Beneath them the cross-bedded sandstone appears, showing a mottled surface of pale-pinkish hue.
While the deposit is thus cross bedded, it constitutes as a whole a stratum whose upper and lower surfaces are about horizontal.
The Elements of Geology | William Harmon NortonIn 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 NortonThey are non-fossiliferous, cross-bedded, ripple-marked, and have abundant lenses of conglomerate of all sizes.
The Andes of Southern Peru | Isaiah Bowmancross-bedded and ripple-marked features and small lenses of conglomerate are common.
The Andes of Southern Peru | Isaiah Bowman
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