cross-bedded

[ kraws-bed-id, kros- ]

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

Origin of cross-bedded

1
cross- + bedded (see bed, -ed2)

Other words from cross-bedded

  • cross-bedding, noun

Words Nearby cross-bedded

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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 Norton
  • 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.

  • cross-bedded and ripple-marked features and small lenses of conglomerate are common.