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The slice displays a prominent Widmanstätten pattern and is supported on fitted stand.



5 x 3½ x 1in. (14 x 9 x 2.5cm.) on stand

52g
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Lot Essay

Seymchan is an unusual and remarkable pallasite; large portions of the rock are olivine free. Pallasites are formed at the core-mantle boundary of an asteroid that experienced melting: molten metal from the core mixed with olivine crystals settling downwards from the mantle

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