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unstratified
[ uhn-strat-uh-fahyd ]
adjective
- not stratified; not arranged in strata or layers:
unstratified rocks.
unstratified
/ ʌnˈstrætɪˌfaɪd /
adjective
- (esp of igneous rocks and rock formations) not occurring in distinct layers or strata; not stratified
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
For the present moment it will be enough to consider the two grand divisions—Stratified rocks and Unstratified rocks.
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They are rarely, if ever, seen in unstratified rocks; but many layers of stratified rocks abound in these remains.
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The orbicular masses often occur in the interior of unstratified mountains, or in the bosom of one bed.
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This familiar rock may be studied as an example of the second great group of rocks,—the unstratified, or igneous rocks.
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Over much of the northern states there is spread an unstratified stony clay called the drift.
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