interbedded

[ in-ter-bed-id ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈbɛd ɪd /

adjective (of a rock, mineral, etc.)

lying between beds or strata of a different rock or mineral; interstratified.

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Origin of interbedded

First recorded in 1870–75; inter- + bed + -ed³

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Examples from the Web for interbedded

In the Little Cumbrae they appear on the east side, where they underlie and are interbedded with the lavas.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various
The coal is found, as already described, interbedded with shales and sandstones.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884|Various
Sheets of igneous rock are interbedded with the strata and many dikes of igneous rocks cut through the whole combination.
Geology|William J. Miller
Near Lithgow extensive deposits of limonite, or clay-band ore, are interbedded with coal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8|Various

Interbedded with the Triassic sandstones are contemporaneous lava beds which were fed from dikes.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton

British Dictionary definitions for interbedded

interbedded

/ (ˌɪntəˈbɛdɪd) /

adjective

geology occurring between beds, esp (of lava flows or sills) occurring between strata of a different origin or character

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