cross-bedded
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- cross-bedding noun
Etymology
Origin of cross-bedded
Example Sentences
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When about a mile down, the separation line between the cross-bedded sandstone and the upper red sandstone is clearly revealed to the left of the trail.
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.
Just above, and farther to the left, is a peculiar temple, resting upon sloping taluses of the red strata beneath, its cap formed of alone, narrow ridge of cross-bedded sandstone.
From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton
The lower is the cross-bedded sandstone, and the upper the cherty limestone.
From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton
They are separated by heavy deposits of well-rounded, cross-bedded gravels and sands, similar to those spread at the present time by the intermittent streams of arid regions.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
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