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Cross Section from the Seymchan Meteorite
Pallasite
Comprising less than 0.2% of all meteorites, pallasites, made up of an iron-nickel matrix interwoven with amber-coloured olivine gemstones, are perhaps the most dazzling meteorites of all. This piece, cut from the Seymchan meteorite, discovered in 1967, lying among the stones at the bed of the Hekandue River by geologist F. A. Mednikov.
Dating to the formation of our solar system, pallasites are fragments of an asteroid which, like our own planet, was large enough to undergo differentiation, splitting into a mantle and a core. Originating from the transitional core-mantle boundary, they were set free by a large collision which propelled them out of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and into an Earth-bound orbit. As well as being extraordinarily beautiful they are scientifically invaluable, helping us to understand the formation and structure of our planet, whose core is made of the same iron and nickel.
Height: 22.48 cm
Provenance:
Discovered in Magadan District, Russia, 1967
Published:
Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 43, Moscow (1968)
- Dimensions:Height: 8.86 in (22.5 cm)Diameter: 7.01 in (17.8 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 4.5 Billion y/o
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- Seller Location:London, GB
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