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interbedded
[ in-ter-bed-id ]
interbedded
/ ˌɪntəˈbɛdɪd /
adjective
- geology occurring between beds, esp (of lava flows or sills) occurring between strata of a different origin or character
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Word History and Origins
Origin of interbedded1
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Example Sentences
Cherty quartzites interbedded with mylonites occur on the flanks of the Nandi hills, but their age is not known.
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Interbedded with the Triassic sandstones are contemporaneous lava beds which were fed from dikes.
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Sheets of igneous rock are interbedded with the strata and many dikes of igneous rocks cut through the whole combination.
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Near Lithgow extensive deposits of limonite, or clay-band ore, are interbedded with coal.
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In the Little Cumbrae they appear on the east side, where they underlie and are interbedded with the lavas.
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