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aerosiderite|ˌɛərəʊˈsɪdəraɪt|
[f. aero- + Gr. σιδηρίτ-ης of iron, iron ore; f. σίδηρ-ος iron: see -ite.]
A mass of meteoric iron; a meteorite consisting of iron-ore.
1865A. S. Herschel in Intellect. Observ. No. 39. 219 Some meteorites called aërosiderites. 1868Lockyer The Heavens (ed. 3) 196 Professor Maskelyne has recently made a convenient classification of meteorites into ‘Aerolites or Meteoric Stones,’ ‘Aerosiderites or Meteoric Iron,’ and ‘Aerosiderolites,’ which includes the intervening varieties. |