Pallasite
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Basic Information
Name : Seymcham pallasite
Year found : 1967
Country : Russia
Classification : Pallasite PMG
Mass : 323.3kg
Weight : 26kg
NAME
SEYMCHAN
PLACE OF DISCOVERY
The meteorite has been found in a brook-bed flowing into the river of Hekandue, a left tributary of the river of Jasachnaja of the Magadan district, USSR
DATE OF DISCOVERY
FOUND, June 1967
CLASS & TYPE
IRON
TOTAL WEIGHT
About 351 kg (about 300 kg and 51 kg).
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Circumstances of the fall or discovery
The larger specimen has been found by the geologist F. A. Mednikov during a geological survey. The meteorite hardly seen was lying among the stones of the brook-ebd. The smaller specimen was found at a distance of 20 m from the first one by I. H. Markov with a mine detector in october 1967. The main mass was turned to the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.
Source
Report of geologist F. A. Mednikov (Magadan, USSR) in a letter, VIII 15, 1967 and of V. 1. Zvetkov (Moscow, USSR) in a letter X 17, 1967.
Comment
There are 2 types of Seymchan Pallasite meteorite. In June 1967, a lump of 272.3 kg was discovered. This lump contained almost no Peridot, so it was judged as an iron meteorite by the Meteorite Society. In October of the same year, a lump of 51k was discovered. This lump contained a lot of Peridot and the Meteorite Society changed the classification from Iron meteorite to Pallasite PMG in 2007.
This 26 kg Seymchan Pallasite meteorite is from a 51 kg mass and is extremely valuable.
The 272.3 kg chunk is stored at the Academy of Sciences in Russia and is no available to the public.
It is clear that the biggest chunk you can get is this 26 kg piece. In addition, this 26 kg Pallasite meteorite retains the state of the outside when it fell, and the inside is a perfect mixture of metal and Peridot, so it can be said to be the most beautiful Seymchan Pallasite meteorite.
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