Sericho Meteorite –Complete Individual
Sericho Meteorite –Complete Individual
Pallasite
North Central Kenya
Shaped by terrestrialization over millennia in the harsh sub-Saharan environment of Northern Kenya, this Sericho specimen displays olivine gems interspersed with iron fingers protruding delicately from the small mass. Sericho was found by two brothers searching for their camels near the village of Habaswein, south of Sericho, Kenya. Officially recognized as meteorites that same year, the masses had been known to native camel herders for decades prior to the 2016 discovery. Weighing 62 grams; Measuring 2 x 1 ¾ x 1in
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Sericho Meteorite –Complete Individual
Pallasite
North Central Kenya
Shaped by terrestrialization over millennia in the harsh sub-Saharan environment of Northern Kenya, this Sericho specimen displays olivine gems interspersed with iron fingers protruding delicately from the small mass. Sericho was found by two brothers searching for their camels near the village of Habaswein, south of Sericho, Kenya. Officially recognized as meteorites that same year, the masses had been known to native camel herders for decades prior to the 2016 discovery. Weighing 62 grams; Measuring 2 x 1 ¾ x 1in