cross-bedded
[kraws-bed-id, kros-]
- having irregular laminations, as strata of sandstone, inclining in various directions not coincident with the general stratification.
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Origin of cross-bedded
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They are non-fossiliferous, cross-bedded, ripple-marked, and have abundant lenses of conglomerate of all sizes.
The Andes of Southern PeruIsaiah Bowman
Cross-bedded and ripple-marked features and small lenses of conglomerate are common.
The Andes of Southern PeruIsaiah Bowman
Beneath them the cross-bedded sandstone appears, showing a mottled surface of pale pinkish hue.
Our ItalyCharles Dudley Warner
Beneath them the cross-bedded sandstone appears, showing a mottled surface of pale-pinkish hue.
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 GeologyWilliam Harmon Norton