Admire Pallasite Meteorite
Meteorite Type:
Stoney Iron
Classification: Pallasite
Location: Admire, Lyon
County
Kansas, U.S.A.
Discovered:
1881
Total
Known Weight: 100+ kg
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Admire Pallasite Meteorite
Slices For Sale
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Admire
Pallasite Meteorite "Nuggets"
Featured during the pilot
episode of TV's realty show Meteorite Men as the
"Alpha Site" |
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245.5 grams
241.0 grams 240.5
grams
$3683.00
$3615.00
$3608.00
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162.2 grams 111.3
grams
85.4 grams
$2443.00
$1670.00 $1281.00
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46.9 grams
$469.00 | | 36.6 grams
$549.00 |
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Admire pallasite
contains olivine crystals which posses a unique
and extremely rare characteristic
called chatoyancy. Chatoyancy
is a changeable luster due to the way it reflects light
within a
gemstone. This
character is caused by either a
fiberous mineral inclusion or tiny void tubes in
the
gemstone. When the gemstone is cut parallel to the fibers or
tubes, they reflect very bright light. The
olivines
within the Admire pallasite meteorite contain void tubes which appear
like fiber optics when a
certain angle of light strikes
them. It is amazing to hold these Admire slices in low light
and watch them "wink" at you! This character is extremely
rare in
both terrestrial and celestial olivines and very collectable. |
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here to view a
closeup of an Admire olivine crystal.
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