ALLOCTHONOUS
Materials (e.g. organic matter and sediment) which enters a lake from atmosphere or drainage basin. See autochthonous. | ||||
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Allocthonous
(1) Material that is formed or introduced from somewhere other than the place it is presently found. (2) Fragmented rock thrown out of the crater during its formation that either falls back to partly fill the crater or blankets its outer flanks after the impact event.
(1) Material that is formed or introduced from somewhere other than the place it is presently found. (2) Fragmented rock thrown out of the crater during its formation that either falls back to partly fill the crater or blankets its outer flanks after the impact event.