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allochthonous (adjective) (not comparable)
Referring to material that is formed or introduced from somewhere other than the place it is presently found: Allochthonous rocks are those whose primary constituents have not been formed in their natural or original places.
Allocthonous is the misspelling of allochthonous.
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allochthonous coal
A type of coal arising from accumulations of plant debris moved from their place of growth and deposited elsewhere.
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