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

The deposits which at present constitute the principal source of domestic borax are not the playa deposits just described, but are masses of colemanite in Tertiary clays and limestones with interbedded basaltic flows.

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

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

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon

Thus banked off from the stream, the outer portions of a flood plain are often ill-drained and swampy, and here vegetal deposits, such as peat, may be interbedded with river silts.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon

Carboniferous Period.—Volcanic rocks occur amongst the coal-measures of England and Scotland, while they are also found interbedded with the Carboniferous Limestone series in Derbyshire, Scotland, and Co.

From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Hull, Edward