Lot 808
Meteorite Admire Pallasite. Pallasites are the rare type of meteorites that came from the core-mantle boundary of a very large asteroid that was destroyed by impact early in the formation of our solar system. It is a stony-iron with a iron-nickel matrix interspersed with olivine crystals. The Admire Pallasite was first discovered near Admire Kansas in 1881 even though it fell to earth some 15,000 years ago.
This section is 4½ x 2½" weighing a hefty 93.2 grams and is loaded with olivine crystals with about 50 percent of the surface covered in olivine with the rest being iron-nickel.
Over a half dozen of the olivine crystals are a translucent yellow- green color. The Admire is unique in pallasites in that some of the olivine crystals have a characteristic called chatoyancy. Chatoyancy is defined as the change of luster within a gemstone due to the way the crystals reflect light. The Pallasite is presented in a 8½ x 6¼ " Ryker mount. Estimated Value $500 - 700
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