Pallasite Seymchan 427,40 g

Pallasite Seymchan 427,40 g
Pallasite quality AAA+ of 35 cm height

Impressive pallasite measuring 28 cm at its longest length. Very high quality for olivines and polishing. Pallasites are the most aesthetic and by far the most prized of the meteorites, they are also among the rarest. Pallasites are sliced to reveal their inner beauty with these translucent peridots that formed in space 4.5 billion years ago. The peridots are as if naturally set by a metal matrix. This metal matrix has a geometrical pattern that is only found in meteorites, the so-called Widmanstätten structure. Cutting, preparing and polishing such a large pallasite is a performance. Seymchan, a pallasite meteorite discovered in Russia. The slice measures 280 x 130 mm by 2mm for the thickness, for 427.40 g. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.