Additional Features

• Weight: 394.3 grams
• Size: 5 x 1 x 2.5 inches
• In 2016, large masses of the Sericho pallasite meteorite were acquired from villagers in Isiolo County, Kenya, marking its formal discovery. The olivine crystals range in colour from emerald green to orange and possess rounded shapes. The metal-rich parts of the meteorite are characterized by prominent Widmanstatten patterns. Smaller fragments of the rock often exhibit splitting, plus evidence of fusion crust in certain spots.
• meteorite, pallasites, Iron