SEYMCHAN Meteorite Polished part - 156 g






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SEYMCHAN meteorite, polished piece, origin Magadanskaya oblast, Russia, iron with natural crust, weight 156 g.
Description from the seller
Lovely piece of a pala—not the whole thing, just the metallic part, where different Widmanstätten structures can be appreciated.
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, a very slow cooling is required, at least 1 degree Celsius per million years.
The pala s contain roughly 50% metal (iron and nickel) and 50% silicates (in the form of olivine). They come from the interiors of large asteroids. Pala s 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 are in charge of outreach, talks, workshops, analyses, classification, and exhibitions of meteorites.
At Expometeoritos, we are in charge of 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 a chemical composition analysis if the piece’s value exceeds €300, conducted at our facilities by X-ray spectrography.
Seller's Story
Lovely piece of a pala—not the whole thing, just the metallic part, where different Widmanstätten structures can be appreciated.
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, a very slow cooling is required, at least 1 degree Celsius per million years.
The pala s contain roughly 50% metal (iron and nickel) and 50% silicates (in the form of olivine). They come from the interiors of large asteroids. Pala s 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 are in charge of outreach, talks, workshops, analyses, classification, and exhibitions of meteorites.
At Expometeoritos, we are in charge of 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 a chemical composition analysis if the piece’s value exceeds €300, conducted at our facilities by X-ray spectrography.
