Lot 657
Pallasovka Pallasite Meteorite 69.4 Grams. Pallasites are known as gemstones from space as they contain olivine crystals, the gem form being 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 being found in 1749 by Peter Pallas, after whom it was named. This 69.4 gram polished slice is 55 x 45 x 6mm, with more than 50% of its iron- nickel surface covered with olivine crystals, a few of them being slightly translucent in yellow and orange colors. The quality of the olivine crystals is excellent but the translucence is reduced because of the thickness of the slice. Estimate $500 - 650
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