Pallasites
The meteorites of this group are named for the German naturalist Peter
Simon Pallas. Modern meteoriticists use the term "pallasite" to
describe a certain structural class of stony-iron meteorites that contains
abundant silicate inclusions in a nickel-iron matrix. Usually, the
silicates are large olivine crystals, often of gem quality. These peridots
make the pallasites some of the most attractive meteorites known, and cut
and polished pallasite slices are highly coveted among meteorite
collectors. Sometimes pallasites and pallasitic peridots are used in
jewelry, making them the only genuine cosmic gemstones on Earth.
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Imilac, Pallasite !
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Imilac
1822 in Chile
920 Kg
Main group pallasite
IMILAC
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Esquel !
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Esquel
1951 in Argentina
755 kg
Pallasite
Esquel
for sale here
the world's most beautiful
meteorite !!!
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Brenham, found 1882
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Brenham
1882 in Texas, USA
4.3 tons
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Fukang from China
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Fukang
2000 in China
950 Kg
Main group pallasite
Fukang slices
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Quijingue, only 59 kg
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Quijingue
1984 in Bresil
59 Kg
Main group pallasite
specimens here
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Pyroxene bearing pallasite
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Zinder
1999 in Niger
46 gr !!!!
Pyroxene bearing pallasite !!!!
this 3.558gr slice
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Seymchan pallasite
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Seymchan
1967 in Russia
323.3 Kg
Main group Pallasite
Seymchan page
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Sericho Pallasite
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Sericho 2016 in Kenya
over 4 tons
Main group Pallasite
Sericho Page
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