Beautiful slice of pallasite in which you can see different colours of olivines, Polished and treated on one face for preservation. Pallasites contain approximately 50% metal (iron and nickel) and 50% silicates (in olivine form). They come from the inside of large asteroids. Pallasites are one of the most beautiful types of meteorites that exist. They are named after the German zoologist and botanist Peter Simon Pallas, who discovered the first specimen of this type of meteorite in Siberia, Russia in 1772. At Expometeoritos, we take care of dissemination, talks, workshops, analysis, classification and exhibitions of meteorites. We are members of: .- IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) #8187 .- Meteoritical Society .- American Meteor Society All our pieces are certified and, moreover, we deliver the analysis of the chemical composition of each piece, performed by an X-ray spectrography.