Definition of "aerolite" []

• A chiefly siliceous meteorite. (noun)

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• "I have suggested (Pilgrimage iii. 159) that the famous Black Stone of Meccah, which appears to me a large aerolite, is a remnant of this worship and that the tomb of Eve near Jeddah was the old “Sakhrah tawílah” or Long Stone (ibid. iii."
• "It appeared to me a common aerolite covered with a thick slaggy coating, glossy and pitch-like, worn and polished."
• "Whilst kissing it and rubbing hands and forehead upon it I narrowly observed it, and came away persuaded that it is an aerolite."