allochthonous

American

[uh-lok-thuh-nuhs] / əˈlɒk θə nəs /

adjective

Geology.

not formed in the region where found.

allochthonous British

/ əˈlɒkθənəs /

adjective

(of rocks, deposits, etc) found in a place other than where they or their constituents were formed Compare autochthonous

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Etymology

Origin of allochthonous

1910–15; allo- + -chthonous, modeled after autochthonous

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