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Neocomian

Nē'o-eō'mi-an, n.

noun

n. [From Neocomium, the Latin name of Neufchatel, in Switzerland, where these rocks occur.] (Geol.) Pertaining or belonging to Neufchatel;—a term applied to the lowest deposits of the cretaceous or chalk foundation, being the lower green-sand. Dana.

Nē'o-eō'mi-an, a.

adjective

a. (Geol.) Pertaining to the lower green-sand.