unstratified
not stratified; not arranged in strata or layers: unstratified rocks.
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For the present moment it will be enough to consider the two grand divisions—Stratified rocks and unstratified rocks.
Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) | VariousThey are rarely, if ever, seen in unstratified rocks; but many layers of stratified rocks abound in these remains.
Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) | VariousThe orbicular masses often occur in the interior of unstratified mountains, or in the bosom of one bed.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThis familiar rock may be studied as an example of the second great group of rocks,—the unstratified, or igneous rocks.
The Elements of Geology | William Harmon NortonOver much of the northern states there is spread an unstratified stony clay called the drift.
The Elements of Geology | William Harmon Norton
British Dictionary definitions for unstratified
/ (ʌnˈstrætɪˌfaɪd) /
(esp of igneous rocks and rock formations) not occurring in distinct layers or strata; not stratified
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