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aerolith|ˈɛərəʊlɪθ| [mod. f. aero- + λίθος stone. Cf. Fr. aérolithe.] The more etymological form of aerolite.
1819Pantologia I, Aeroliths, air-stones: a name lately given to those solid bodies composed of several mineral substances, which have been seen to fall from the atmosphere. 1864Daily Tel. 8 June, This aerolith belongs to a very rare type of meteorites: it contains carbon. |