allochthonous

[uh-lok-thuh-nuh s]

adjective Geology. (of rocks, minerals, etc.)

not formed in the region where found.Compare autochthonous(def 4).

Origin of allochthonous

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

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British Dictionary definitions for allochthonous

allochthonous

adjective

(of rocks, deposits, etc) found in a place other than where they or their constituents were formedCompare autochthonous (def. 1)

Word Origin for allochthonous

C20: from Greek allokhthon, from allo- + khthōn (genitive khthonos) earth

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