Neocomian definition

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Neocomian \Ne`o*co"mi*an\, n. [From Neocomium, the Latin name of
     Neuchatel, in Switzerland, where these rocks occur.] (Geol.)
     A term applied to the lowest deposits of the Cretaceous or
     chalk formation of Europe, being the lower greensand.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Neocomian \Ne`o*co"mi*an\, a. (Geol.)
     Of or pertaining to the lower greensand.
     [1913 Webster]

















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