cross-bedding

American  

[kraws-bed-ing, krahs-] / ˈkrɔsˌbɛd ɪŋ, ˈkrɑs- /

noun

1. Geology. Also called cross-stratification. a layering within a sedimentary structure in which the principal plane of stratification is crossed by lines of sediment that are not parallel to it; the process or result of becoming a cross-bedded geologic feature.

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cross bedding British  

noun

1. Also called: false bedding.  geology layering within one or more beds in a series of rock strata that does not run parallel to the plane of stratification

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Other Word Forms

• cross-bedded adjective

Example Sentences

Cameras on the mast could spy distinctive angular striped layers, called cross-bedding, that only form when deposited as sediments.

From Science Magazine

“The scientists started saying, ‘Oh my gosh, there’s bedrock, I see cross-bedding,’ and they were so excited.

From Scientific American

For anyone about to begin their study of geology, cross-stratification, or cross-bedding, will be one of the first topics to be covered in "sedimentary processes", and Shaler is a beautiful example.

From BBC

"It's textbook; you could use the Shaler pictures of cross-bedding in an intro-textbook," Prof John Grotzinger, the project scientist on the Curiosity mission, told me.

From BBC

These layers show also a particular sedimentary feature named “festoon cross-bedding” – concave, intersecting sets of thin layers, found on earth only in cross-sections of subaqueous ripples.

From Scientific American