Lot 653
Gem Quality Admire Pallasite Meteorite 108.5 Grams. This large complete section is 3.75 x 3.25 inches, weighing 108.5 grams, with more than a dozen clear translucent yellow-green olivine crystals, some approaching gem quality. The Admire Pallasite, named for its discovery in 1881 in Admire, Lyon County, Kansas is one of the most beautiful of all known pallasites and is unique in pallasites in the olivine crystals, having a characteristic called chatoyancy, which is the change of luster within a gemstone due to the way the crystals reflect light. This rare occurrence is caused by tiny void tubes which appear like the effect of fiber optics when the gemstone is cut parallel to the tubes and can be observed in some olivine crystals of the Admire Pallasite when viewed in low light as the crystals seem to turn on and off by themselves. Estimate $1,000 - 1,300
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