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unstratified

[ uhn-strat-uh-fahyd ]

adjective

  1. not stratified; not arranged in strata or layers:

    unstratified rocks.



unstratified

/ ʌˈٰæɪˌڲɪ /

adjective

  1. (esp of igneous rocks and rock formations) not occurring in distinct layers or strata; not stratified
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of unstratified1

First recorded in 1765–75; un- 1 + stratify ( def ) + -ed 2( def )
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Bowlder clay, the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of bowlders.

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These deposits may have been made on the rock which underlies the drift, or they may have been made on stratified or unstratified drift already deposited.

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From this arrangement they have been termed “stratified,” in contrast to the unstratified or igneous series.

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The unstratified class are all colored red, to indicate their igneous origin.

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Further observation showed that stratified tumuli occupy a certain fixed position with regard to other works, which the unstratified tumuli do not.

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