allochthonous [əˈlɒkθənəs]
allogenic, allochthonous - Geological material that has been transported and then accumulates elsewhere is allochthonous, and sediment carried by a river is allogenic.
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]
allogenic, allochthonous - Geological material that has been transported and then accumulates elsewhere is allochthonous, and sediment carried by a river is allogenic.
See also related terms for sediment.
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| Adj. | 1. |  allochthonous - of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formedautochthonous - of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed |
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