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Siderolite

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siderolite: see meteorite meteorite, meteor that survives the intense heat of atmospheric friction and reaches the earth's surface. Because of the destructive effects of this friction, only the very largest meteors become meteorites.
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siderolite [′sid·ə·rə‚līt]
Siderolite 

any of the stony-iron class of meteorites, according to modern classification. Previously, mesosiderites, a special class of stony-iron meteorites, were called siderolites.
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The iridium anomaly seems to be related to a large quantity of siderolite material most likely from a 10-km asteroid that struck Earth 65 million years ago.
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