SEYMCHAN Meteorite Polished part - 2 kg






Over 20 years collecting meteorites; former museum curator and experienced restorer.
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SEYMCHAN meteorite, a polished piece of meteorite from Magadanskaya oblast, Russia, with iron and nickel showing Widmanstätten lines and a natural crust, weighing 2 kg.
Description from the seller
Beautiful piece of a pallasite, only the metallic portion, in which different Widmanstätten structures can be appreciated.
Polished and treated for preservation.
The Widmanstätten lines are the result of the intergrowth of taenite and kamacite bands, which are two iron-nickel alloys. To produce this line pattern, a very slow cooling is required, of at least 1 degree Celsius per million years.
Pallasites contain approximately 50% metal (iron and nickel) and 50% silicates (in the form of olivine). They originate from the interior of large asteroids. Pallasites are one of the most beautiful types of meteorites that exist. Their name comes from the German zoologist and botanist Peter Simon Pallas, who discovered, in 1772, the first specimen of this type of meteorite in Siberia, Russia.
At Expometeoritos, we handle outreach, talks, workshops, analyses, classification and exhibitions of Meteorites.
At Expometeoritos, we handle outreach, talks, workshops, analyses, classification and exhibitions of Meteorites.
We are members of:
.- IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) #8187
.- Meteoritical Society
.- American Meteor Society
All our pieces are certified and, in addition, we provide the chemical composition analysis if the piece’s value exceeds €300, performed in our facilities by X-ray Spectrometry.
Seller's Story
Beautiful piece of a pallasite, only the metallic portion, in which different Widmanstätten structures can be appreciated.
Polished and treated for preservation.
The Widmanstätten lines are the result of the intergrowth of taenite and kamacite bands, which are two iron-nickel alloys. To produce this line pattern, a very slow cooling is required, of at least 1 degree Celsius per million years.
Pallasites contain approximately 50% metal (iron and nickel) and 50% silicates (in the form of olivine). They originate from the interior of large asteroids. Pallasites are one of the most beautiful types of meteorites that exist. Their name comes from the German zoologist and botanist Peter Simon Pallas, who discovered, in 1772, the first specimen of this type of meteorite in Siberia, Russia.
At Expometeoritos, we handle outreach, talks, workshops, analyses, classification and exhibitions of Meteorites.
At Expometeoritos, we handle outreach, talks, workshops, analyses, classification and exhibitions of Meteorites.
We are members of:
.- IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) #8187
.- Meteoritical Society
.- American Meteor Society
All our pieces are certified and, in addition, we provide the chemical composition analysis if the piece’s value exceeds €300, performed in our facilities by X-ray Spectrometry.
