Lot 542
METEORITE AMERICAN PALLASITE BRENHAM. The Brenham pallasite fell to earth some 1,000-2,000 years ago in Kiowa County near Haviland, Kansas. It is the most famous of all American pallasites and was perhaps the largest fall of a pallasite in recorded history with over 6 tons of recovered meteorites. Although the local Indians knew of this meteorite, it was not officially discovered until 1882 and designated a pallasite which is a mixture of an iron-nickel matrix with crystals of olivine. This large 4.5 x 4 inch 173.5 gram section has many olivine crystals in the iron-nickel matrix including several crystals that are translucent and a rare Peridot green color. Peridot is the gemstone version of olivine and at least a couple of these crystal are not shocked and clear enough to be considered Peridot. Olivine crystals in most Pallasites is usually a yellow color and much more desirable when the color is more green. This beautiful and quite large section also possesses its original fusion crust on three of its sides and comes in a 12 x 8 inch Riker mount with certificate of authenticity and a picture of the largest 1400 pound Brenham meteorite found.
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Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,400.
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