interbedded

American  

[in-ter-bed-id] / ˌɪn tərˈbɛd ɪd /

adjective

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

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interbedded British  

/ ˌɪntəˈbɛdɪd /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of interbedded

First recorded in 1870–75; inter- + bed + -ed ³

Example Sentences

"Sarlacc's Pit" is a "striped karst", marble interbedded with rock units containing less marble, which gives the rock a striped look.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2018

In the Adirondack Mountains of New York and in the highlands of New Jersey, magnetites are interbedded and infolded with gneisses, granites, and metamorphic limestones.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

In the Little Cumbrae they appear on the east side, where they underlie and are interbedded with the lavas.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

These pervious sands, interbedded with the lava, become the aquifers of artesian wells.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon

The more certain oil-bearing strata are the porous thin-bedded sandstones, limestones, and dolomites that are interbedded with black, brown, blue, or green shales.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)