al·loch·thon
| \ əˈläkthən, aˈ-, -ˌthän \
variants:
or allochthone \
-ˌthōn
\
plural -s
Definition of allochthon
: an overthrust block of rocks that have been moved along a fault for a great distance from their place of origin
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The first known use of allochthon was in 1931
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