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allochthonous [əˈlɒkθənəs] adj
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of rocks, deposits, etc.) found in a place other than where they or their constituents were formed Compare autochthonous [1] [from Greek allokhthon, from allo- + khthōn (genitive khthonos) earth] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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The black shales forming the
detached, imbricated allochthonous blocks can be subdivided into those
belonging to the Middle Cambrian and Upper Cambrian, with the highest
grades of mineralisation occurring in the Upper Cambrian black shales. The Dunnage Zone
of the Northern Appalachians, and Newfoundland in particular, contains
the remnants of several unrelated, thin, allochthonous, Iapetan oceanic
terranes. |
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