unstratified

American  

[uhn-strat-uh-fahyd] / ʌnˈstræt əˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. not stratified; not arranged in strata or layers.

   unstratified rocks.

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unstratified British  

/ ʌnˈstrætɪˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. (esp of igneous rocks and rock formations) not occurring in distinct layers or strata; not stratified

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Etymology

Origin of unstratified

First recorded in 1765–75; un- ¹ + stratify ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

For the unstratified rocks have certainly once been melted, and most of the stratified series were derived from the unstratified.

From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Hitchcock, Edward

Further observation showed that stratified tumuli occupy a certain fixed position with regard to other works, which the unstratified tumuli do not.

From The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe by Bartlett, John Russell

Boulder-clay is a coarse unstratified deposit of fine clay, with more or less sand, and boulders of various sizes, the latter usually marked with glacial striations.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

They lie confusedly bedded in a red unstratified marl, and some of them can be traced to the Welsh hills from twenty to fifty miles distant.

From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Wallace, Alfred Russel

These rocks are found lying one above another in regular order; beneath them are the unstratified rocks, which seem to form the basis or foundations upon which the others have been deposited.

From A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. by Anonymous