Seymchan
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
Found in 1967 in the Magadan region of Russia and first classed as an iron; olivine-rich pieces found in 2004 made it a pallasite. Many slices are olivine-free metal with a Widmanstätten pattern.
- Type
- Meteorite, tektite, or impactite (stony-iron)
- Group
- Stony-iron meteorite, pallasite
- Lustre
- metallic, vitreous (glassy)
- Colours
- silver-grey metal, some with yellow-green olivine
- Transparency
- translucent, opaque
- Magnetic
- Strongly
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.