Seymchan pallasite meteorite. Slice containing olivine crystals in a matrix of metal, iron and nickel with Widmanstätten structures. Widmanstätten structures. Weight: 454 g. Length : 280 mm. Width : 90 mm. Place of discovery: Russia. Comment : The Widmanstätten structures found in meteorites correspond to very slow cooling in space, of the order of a few degrees per million years, allowing the metal to crystallize. Prov : Brunel-Dejean de La Bâtie sale - Natural history April 9, 2018. Lot 23. Please ask for condition reports before the sale: they are not included in the sheets.

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