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interbedded — Said of beds lying between or alternating with others of different character; especially said of rock material or sediments laid down in sequence between other beds, such as interbedded sands and gravels. GG … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
interbedded — /in teuhr bed id/, adj. (of a rock, mineral, etc.) lying between beds or strata of a different rock or mineral; interstratified. [1870 75; INTER + BED + ED3] * * * interbedded /in tər bedˈid/ (geology) adjective Interstratified ORIGIN: ↑inter • • … Useful english dictionary
interbedded — /in teuhr bed id/, adj. (of a rock, mineral, etc.) lying between beds or strata of a different rock or mineral; interstratified. [1870 75; INTER + BED + ED3] * * * … Universalium
interbedded — Pertaining to beds or sedimentary material intercalated in a parallel fashion into a main stratum [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
be interbedded — Geology (of a stratum) be embedded between others. → interbed … English new terms dictionary
Geology of the Capitol Reef area — [ Waterpocket Fold is the major geographic feature in the area of the park. This view is from above Capitol Reef Scenic Drive looking back at the west face of the broken and eroded fold.] The exposed geology of the Capitol Reef area presents a… … Wikipedia
sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… … Universalium
Massif Central (geology) — The Massif Central forms together with the Armorican Massif (Brittany and Normandy) one of the two big basement massifs in France. Its geological evolution started in the late Neoproterozoic and continues to this day. It has been shaped mainly by … Wikipedia
Geology of Tasmania — Tasmania has a varied geological history, with the world s biggest exposure of diabase, or dolerite. Rocks from the Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic and Mesozoic time periods appear. It is one of the few southern hemisphere areas glaciated during the… … Wikipedia
Snowball Earth — The Snowball Earth hypothesis as it was originally proposedcite book author = Kirschvink, J.L. year = 1992 chapter = Late Proterozoic low latitude global glaciation: The snowball Earth title = The Proterozoic Biosphere: A Multidisciplinary Study… … Wikipedia
