interstratify
verb[Tusually passive]
geologyspecializeduk/ˌɪn.təˈstræt.ɪ.faɪ/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈstræt̬.ə.faɪ/toaddalayerin between otherlayers:
Geologists say theserockbedsare interstratified:layersof phosphorus-richsedimentsalternatewith othersediments.
Layers ofslateare interstratified betweenlayersofsandstone.
- Therockconsists ofslateinterstratified withsmallbedsofbluelimestone.
- Thecoalandslateare so interstratified that they can not beseparatedeconomicallybymachinery.
- Itliesinslate,formingbedsparallelto, and interstratified with, thatrock.
Coverings and layers
- a blanket ofsomethingidiom
- beeswax wrap
- blanket
- brazen
- casing
- diaphragm
- interstratification
- lagging
- layer
- layered
- lined
- seam
- sheath
- stratum
- substratum
- superstratum
- tar paper
- tarpaulin
- veil
- vein