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Copyright (c) Pierre-Marie Pelé, Meteor-Center.com.
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15.9 grams. Pallasite, PMG-an
TKW 700 kg. Fall not observed. Found 1749 in Krasnoyarskiy kray, Russia.
Found at the arrow (green or red) on this map.
Pierre-Marie writes:
A mass of about 700 kilograms was discovered in Russia, 145 miles south Krasnojarsk, in 1749. In 1767, the famous german naturalist Peter Simon Pallas, was invited by Catherine II of Russia to become a professor at the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences. From 1768 to 1774, Pallas led an expedition to Central Russia. In 1772, he examined a strange mass of 680 kilograms of iron and minerals. The mass was sent to St Petersburg for study. Pallas never considered it as a meteorite. Chladni, in 1794, admitted that this mass was from outer space and the term of Pallasite was given to this class of meteorites, the name dedicated to the P.S. Pallas discovery.
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Graham Macleod
3/14/2016 10:03:10 PM |
Stunning display of Gems from space beautifully laid out in lovely metal arms:)
Wow Pierre-Marie,
A beautiful Pallasite! |
M Schulman
3/13/2016 9:21:29 PM |
Amazing space jewels. Thanks for the photo (: |
Dirk Hohmann
3/13/2016 4:08:36 PM |
The Pallas-iron - one of the Holy Grails !! |
Ray Watts
3/13/2016 8:55:01 AM |
Love the Pallasites , Space Gems at there finest !
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Twink Monrad
3/13/2016 8:00:28 AM |
How beautiful, I love the different shades of green and yellow and the roundish shapes of them. |
Redelsperger Jean
3/13/2016 1:52:35 AM |
Wonderful piece!!!! |
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