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

"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

Thus gypsum beds are found interbedded with shales, sandstones, and limestones, and frequently, but not always, they are associated with salt beds.

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

In the Little Cumbrae they appear on the east side, where they underlie and are interbedded with the lavas.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

These two islands, with Inch-ta-vanach, where we were standing, were intermingled with the water, I might say interbedded and interveined with it, in a manner that was exquisitely pleasing. 

From Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 by Shairp, John Campbell

In the Adirondack Mountains of New York and in the highlands of New Jersey, magnetites are interbedded and infolded with gneisses, granites, and metamorphic limestones.

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