English Explanatory Dictionary

type locality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The location, usually where the first specimen was discovered, considered most representative of a mineral, formation etc.
  2. The location where a nomenclatural or name-bearing type was collected.

Word forms

type locality type localities

Derived words

topotypical
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