Sericho Meteorite – End Cut
Sericho Meteorite – End Cut
Pallasite
Kenya
Officially recognized as meteoritic in 2016, Sericho's masses had been known to camel herders for decades prior to the discovery: One village elder recounted stories of playing on top of the mysterious stones as a child. To this date, the Sericho strewn field has been measured at greater than 45 kilometers in length. The present specimen exhibits both the natural outside and the cut-and-polished interior of this interesting pallasite. Offered on a custom metal stand.
Weighing 537 grams; Measuring 5 3/8 x 4 ¼ x 1in
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Sericho Meteorite – End Cut
Pallasite
Kenya
Officially recognized as meteoritic in 2016, Sericho's masses had been known to camel herders for decades prior to the discovery: One village elder recounted stories of playing on top of the mysterious stones as a child. To this date, the Sericho strewn field has been measured at greater than 45 kilometers in length. The present specimen exhibits both the natural outside and the cut-and-polished interior of this interesting pallasite. Offered on a custom metal stand.
Weighing 537 grams; Measuring 5 3/8 x 4 ¼ x 1in