Fossil pallasites meteorite space stone specimen

NAME: Pallasites meteorite

SIZE: 2,2 inch (55 mm) x 2,2 inch (55 mm)

WEIGHT: 15,7 oz (446 g) 

CONDITION: Very good condition

Pallasites are a rare type of ironstone meteorite, which got its name from the first such known meteorite, found in Siberia and transported to St. Petersburg in 1772 at the behest of the German naturalist Peter-Simon Pallas. Palasites consist of approximately equal amounts of nickel-containing iron and olivine. It is believed that the peculiar structure of pallasites is caused by the fact that they were formed in the absence of gravitational forces or with negligible gravitational forces. This is a nice cut block of a piece of Seymchan meteorite. The sample has 5 cut surfaces and one natural. It is almost complete siderite piece, but some olivines are still present. The piece is etched and show wonderful Widmanstatten pattern. 

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