Pallasite Sericho pallasite - Height: 5.6 cm - Width: 3.5 cm - 14 g

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Pallasiet, a Sericho pallasite meteorite from Habaswein, Kenya, weighing 14 g and measuring 5.6 × 3.5 cm, 100% authentic.

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100% authentic Sericho pallasite.

"Pallasites" are meteorites that are very rare and in which olivines are mixed in a metallic matrix. They originate from the mantle of large asteroids and constitute only 1.7% of known meteorites.

Scientists believe they originated from the violent collisions of early asteroids, either at the core-mantle boundary or through impact-mixing, about 4.5 billion years ago.

This pallasite was initially named Habaswein, a town near the first discovered fragments, but eventually the meteorite was officially named Sericho, the area in Kenya where the impact occurred.

A spectacular specimen to add to your collection.

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