Lot 1683
Pallasovka Pallasite Meteorite. Pallasites are the rarest of the iron-nickel meteorites and are known as gemstones from space as they contain olivine crystals, the gem form known as Peridot within the matrix of the iron-nickel. Pallasovka is one of the scarcer Pallasites with only a single meteorite weighing 198 Kg. It was found about 18.5 Km from the famous town of Pallasovka, which was named after Peter Pallas. Pallas found the Krasnojarsk meteorite in 1749 and realized it was different from other iron-nickel meteorites, containing crystals of olivine, and named it a Pallasite. So that makes the Pallosovka meteorite a Pallasite named after the town near where it was found, which was named after the founder of the very first Pallasite. This 62.5 gram polished slice is 2.75 x 2.75 inches with more than 75% of its iron- nickel surface covered with olivine crystal, with a few of them being translucent. Presented in a 5 x 4 inch Ryker box.
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Estimated Value $450 - 650.
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