Seymchan meteorite Slice - Height: 0.03 cm - Width: 7 cm- 53 g - (1)

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Meteorite Seymchan, fetta-shaped stony-iron meteorite from Magadan, Russia; dimensions 11 × 7 × 0.03 cm, weight 53 g.

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The Seymchan meteorite was discovered in 1967 in the Magadan region, in the bed of the Hekandue River, near the settlement of Seymchan.

Stony-iron originating from the core-mantle boundary of an asteroid, where molten metal mixed with olivine crystals
Some sections are rich in olivine, others predominantly metallic, and some even olivine-free — this type of structure is called a "transitional pallasite".
Weight: 53 g
Dimensions: 11 x 7 x 0.03 cm

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The Seymchan meteorite was discovered in 1967 in the Magadan region, in the bed of the Hekandue River, near the settlement of Seymchan.

Stony-iron originating from the core-mantle boundary of an asteroid, where molten metal mixed with olivine crystals
Some sections are rich in olivine, others predominantly metallic, and some even olivine-free — this type of structure is called a "transitional pallasite".
Weight: 53 g
Dimensions: 11 x 7 x 0.03 cm

Shipment with express courier (tracking)

Details

Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Seymchan meteorite
Mineral form
Slice
Weight
53 g
Origin (region/city)
Magadan
Country of origin
Russia
Height
0.03 cm
Width
7 cm
Depth
11 cm
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