SEYMCHAN Meteorite Polished part - 2 kg






Over 20 years collecting meteorites; former museum curator and experienced restorer.
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Seymchan meteorite, polished piece of iron-nickel meteorite from Magadanskaya oblast, Russia, weighing 2 kg, with Widmanstätten lines.
Description from the seller
Beautiful little palasite piece, only the metallic part, in which you can appreciate different Widmanstätten structures.
Polished and treated for 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 pattern of lines, an extremely slow cooling is required, of at least 1 degree Celsius per million years.
The palasites contain approximately 50% metal (Iron and Nickel) and 50% silicates (in the form of Olivine). They originate from the interiors of large asteroids. Palasites 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 of our pieces are certified and, in addition, we provide the chemical composition analysis if the piece’s value exceeds €300, performed at our facilities by X-ray Spectroscopy.
Seller's Story
Beautiful little palasite piece, only the metallic part, in which you can appreciate different Widmanstätten structures.
Polished and treated for 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 pattern of lines, an extremely slow cooling is required, of at least 1 degree Celsius per million years.
The palasites contain approximately 50% metal (Iron and Nickel) and 50% silicates (in the form of Olivine). They originate from the interiors of large asteroids. Palasites 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 of our pieces are certified and, in addition, we provide the chemical composition analysis if the piece’s value exceeds €300, performed at our facilities by X-ray Spectroscopy.
