Pallasite meteorite fragment. Fragment of a K5 pallasite meteorite. Pallasite is a class of stony-iron meteorite (siderolite), which consists of nearl

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Pallasite meteorite fragment. Fragment of a K5 pallasite meteorite. Pallasite is a class of stony-iron meteorite (siderolite), which consists of nearly equal parts of meteoritic iron and silicate minerals. Pallasites typically consist of large olivine crystals (dark areas) in an iron-nickel matrix (grey).

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