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adj. - Of or relating to or caused by stony or metallic objects (the remains of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hit the earth's atmosphere) that have reached the earth's surface

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  • Yes, happened when a massive meteoritic rock crashed in the hearth.
  • That it was of true meteoritic material, and had not been shaped by man;
  • Half dragging Djana, he made for a house-sized piece of meteoritic stone.
  • At that time, the presence of nickel was the "positive" test of meteoritic matter.
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