terrigenous
/tɛˈrɪdʒɪnəs
/adjective Geology
(Of a marine deposit) made of material eroded from the land.The composition of terrigenous sedimentary rocks would merely reflect the compositional aggregate of their source areas....
- Vancouver Island is regarded as the source of terrigenous material of the Hoko River Formation due to its matching lithologies, close proximity, and agreement with paleocurrent directions.
- The rocks contain abundant terrigenous clay and organic matter.
Origin
Late 17th century (in the sense 'produced from the earth, earth-born'): from Latin terrigenus (from terra 'earth' + -genus 'born') + -ous.
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- looking to
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- lookit
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- look one's age
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