▪ I. siderolite1
(ˈsɪdərəʊlaɪt, saɪˈdɪərəʊlaɪt)
[f. sidero-1 + -lite.]
A meteorite composed of a mixed mass of iron and stone.
| 1863 Phil. Mag. XXV. 49, I propose calling..the intermediate varieties (including the Pallasites of Rose), in which the iron is continuous and associated with silicate, by the term Aërosiderolites or Siderolites. 1875 Nature XII. 522/1 The existence of great masses of siderolites like those of Pallas and from Atacama. 1883 Science I. 129/1 The iron has the associations usual in siderolite. |
▪ II. siderolite2
[ad. F. sidérolithe: see sidero-2.]
(See quot.)
| 1849 Craig, Siderolites, a name given by Lamarck to those Nummulites which have a stellated appearance, from the margin being bristled with points. |