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feldsparsnoun(mineralogy) Any of a large group of rock-forming aluminosilicate minerals containing potassium, sodium, or calcium that, together, make up about 60% of the Earth's outer crust.
authigenousauthigenic
autochthonicExisting where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous.
allogenicnounHaving an external cause, or source; exogenous.
autochthonalnounexisting where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous
allochthonousOriginating in a place other than where it is found.
autochthonousNative to the place where found; indigenous.
authentical(archaic) Authentic.
autolithic(geology) Relating to autoliths
anthric(geology, of a soil) Showing the influence of human cultivation.
terrigenousnoun(geology, of a marine sediment) Derived from the erosion of land-based rocks.
parautochthonous(geology) Of rock, having a character intermediate between that of autochthonous rock (which is native to its location) and allochthonous rock.
eogenetic(geology) Of or pertaining to the earliest stage in diagenesis in which the sediment is still affected by surface processes.
terrigeneousAlternative form of terrigenous. [Produced by the earth.]
allochthonicAlternative form of allochthonous. [Originating in a place other than where it is found.]
archeogeneticAlternative form of archaeogenetic. [(archaeology, genetics) Of or pertaining to archaeogenetics]
primaryFirst or earliest in a group or series.
epiclasticnoun(geology) Describing rock formed from fragments of volcanic rock that have been moved to another place.
aeolicnounAn ancient Greek dialect spoken in Boeotia, Thessalia, Asia Minor and the island of Lesbos.
postsedimentary(geology) Following sedimentation

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