Pallasite
Meteorite, tektite, or impactite
Take care.
- Breaks down in damp air: Keep it dry and in steady humidity; some crumble or rot as they take on moisture.
About it
Iron-nickel metal set with crystals of olivine (peridot) that glow golden green in thin polished slices. Among the most sought meteorites; examples include Brenham (Kansas), Imilac (Chile), Esquel (Argentina), and Seymchan.
- Type
- Meteorite, tektite, or impactite (stony-iron)
- Group
- Stony-iron meteorite, pallasite
- Lustre
- metallic, vitreous (glassy)
- Colours
- yellow-green to amber olivine in silvery metal
- Transparency
- translucent, opaque
- Magnetic
- Strongly
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.