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

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interbedded

"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)

Cherty quartzites interbedded with mylonites occur on the flanks of the Nandi hills, but their age is not known.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

There is a lacustrine group which has usually been placed in the Lower Eocene, but the discovery of Anthracotherium magnum in the interbedded lignites proves it to be Oligocene, in part at least.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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