Cross-bedded
[kraws-bed-id, kros-] /ˈkrɔsˈbɛd ɪd, ˈkrɒs-/
adjective, Geology.
1.
having irregular laminations, as strata of sandstone, inclining in various directions not coincident with the general stratification.
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