interstratify

American  

[in-ter-strat-uh-fahy] / ˌɪn tərˈstræt əˌfaɪ /

verb (used without object)

interstratified, interstratifying

1. to lie in interposed or alternate strata.

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verb (used with object)

interstratified, interstratifying

1. to interlay with or interpose between other strata.

2. to arrange in alternate strata.

interstratify British  

/ ˌɪntəˈstrætɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. (tr; usually passive) to arrange (a series of rock strata) in alternating beds

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Other Word Forms

• interstratification
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of interstratify

First recorded in 1815–25; inter- + stratify

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Example Sentences

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interstratified

Near these cliffs the slate-clay and reddish limestone are interstratified, and form a bold rocky point, in which the strata dip to the N.E. at an angle of 20°.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by John Franklin

There are several series of parallel beds, interstratified with quartzite and schist, the most important being the “main reef” series.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

The lignites of Hesse, Cassel, &c., are interstratified with basaltic lava-flows which form the greater part of the Vogelsberg and other hills.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various

Around the flanks of Muilrea, beds of purple quartz-felstone with tuff are interstratified with the Upper Silurian grits and slates.

From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Edward Hull

The beds are horizontal, and according to Brown and Sawkins, three layers of greenstone, partly intrusive and partly contemporaneous, are interstratified with the sedimentary deposits.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

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