allochthonous

al·loch·tho·nous

 (ə-lŏk′thə-nəs)

adj.

1. Originating or formed in a place other than where found: allochthonous rocks; an allochthonous population.

2. Ecology Not indigenous: an allochthonous organism.

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allochthonous

(əˈlɒkθənəs)

adj

(Geological Science) (of rocks, deposits, etc) found in a place other than where they or their constituents were formed. Compare autochthonous¹

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

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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 formed autochthonous - of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed

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