Category:Neocomian

Ne`o*co"mi*an, n. Etym: [from neocomium, the latin name of neuchatel, In switzerland, where these rocks occur.] (geol.)

Defn: a term applied to the lowest deposits of the cretaceous or Chalk formation of europe, being the lower greensand.

Neocomian Ne`o*co"mi*an, a. (geol.)

Defn: of or pertaining to the lower greensand.