Sericho meteorite Slice - Height: 4.5 cm - Width: 3.2 cm - 22 g - (1)

Sericho Pallasite - 4,5 x 3,2 x 1cm - 22gm - (1)

This superb heel of the Sericho meteorite is a Pallasite. These meteorites are composed of a matrix of iron/nickel and olivine. This pallasite was ranked in 2016. Almost 3 tons have been found on an ellipse of approx. 45 km in the province of Isiolo in Kenya and almost a ton was kept by breeders of camels in the village Habaswein.
The Pallasites are rare and represent only 7 to 8% of meteorites falls.

Origin : Habaswein Kenya