SEYMCHAN Meteorite Polished part - 156 g






Over 20 years collecting meteorites; former museum curator and experienced restorer.
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SEYMCHAN meteorite, a polished piece from Magadanskaya oblast, Russia, with a natural iron crust and weighing 156 g.
Description from the seller
Beautiful specimen of a pallasite, only the metallic part, in which you can appreciate different Widmanstätten structures.
Polished and treated for its preservation.
The Widmanstätten lines are the result of the intergrowth of bands of Taenite and Kamacite, 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.
The 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 there are. 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 analysis of chemical composition if the value of the piece exceeds €300, performed at our facilities by X-ray Spectroscopy.
Seller's Story
Beautiful specimen of a pallasite, only the metallic part, in which you can appreciate different Widmanstätten structures.
Polished and treated for its preservation.
The Widmanstätten lines are the result of the intergrowth of bands of Taenite and Kamacite, 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.
The 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 there are. 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 analysis of chemical composition if the value of the piece exceeds €300, performed at our facilities by X-ray Spectroscopy.
