a large block of rock which has been moved from its original site of formation, usually by low angle thrust faulting.
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formed or produced elsewhere or externally
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<ecology> Derived from outside a system, such as the leaves of terrestrial plants that fall into a stream. ... Compare: autochthonous. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Exotic or introduced (opposite of auto-chthonous).
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Anything found at a site remote from that of its origin.
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Refers to something formed elsewhere than its present location. Antonym of autochthonous.
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Refers to something formed elswhere than its present location. Antonym of autochthonous.
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Refers to something formed elswhere than its present location. Antonym of autochthonous.
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adj] - of rocks, deposits, etc.
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allochthonous, allochthony 1. Not native to a particular habitat; pertaining to that which has emigrated or been imported from another environment. 2. A description of features of the landscape or elements of its geologic structure that have been moved to their current position by tectonic forces. 3. Exogenous; originating outside and transported...
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adjective of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed
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opposite of autochthonous, originating from outside a system, non-native, introduced
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not formed in the region where found. Cf. autochthonous (def. 4).
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