interbedded

[ in-ter-bed-id ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈbɛd ɪd /

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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

Words nearby interbedded

interarticular cartilage, interarticular fibrocartilage, interatomic, interatrial septum, interbank, interbedded, interblend, interblock gap, interbody, interborough, interbrain

How to use interbedded in a sentence

Cherty quartzites interbedded with mylonites occur on the flanks of the Nandi hills, but their age is not known.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Interbedded with the Triassic sandstones are contemporaneous lava beds which were fed from dikes.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton
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

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

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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