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

The Mexican deposits are of this type, and occur in beds up to 24 feet in thickness interbedded with metamorphosed sandstones.

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

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)

In others of the Brazilian ores, the manganese was deposited in sedimentary layers interbedded with siliceous "iron formations," and the whole series has subsequently been altered and recrystallized.

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

These are dark slates and thin-bedded grits with enormous masses of interbedded igneous rocks, lavas and ashes, the product of contemporaneous volcanoes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various