Meteorite**IMILAC, Pallasite-PMG Chili**37.122 grams slice, MUSEUM QUALITY!!BEST

Description

Hello up for sale is Imilac classified as a Pallasite-PMG. This slice weighs 37.122 grams, it has gem quality fire orange olivine, perfectly polished on both side. This meteorite was purchased at the Tucson gem and mineral show 2022. This slice is one of the highest quality pallasites on the market and one of the more beautiful meteorits!! It comes with COA and display case, thanks for your interest and take care.
THIS SLICE IS MUSEUM QUALITY AND FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION, BY FAR THE BEST ON THE MARKET!!!!
THE IMILAC IS WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND THIS
YEAR, THERE
ARE NO MORE LARGE PIECES BEING FOUND ANYMORE AND COLLECTORS ARE BUYING ALL THIS MATERIAL!!!
Imilac
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1822
Country: Chile
Mass: 920 kg
This is 1 of 48 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Pallasite, PMG.
***Pallasites are widely considered the most beautiful meteorites, and Imilac is among the most coveted. Less than 0.2% of all meteorites are pallasites, a rare type of meteorite whose silicate components crystallized. Like nearly all pallasitic meteorites, Imilac originated from the mantle-core boundary of an asteroid that broke apart during the early history of our solar system. The meteorite from which this slice was cut was found in the Atacama Desert atop the Andes, the highest desert on Earth. The crystals seen here are the result of small chunks of the asteroid’s stony mantle becoming suspended in the molten metal of the asteroid’s iron-nickel core. Cut and polished, the lustrous metallic matrix features translucent crystals of gleaming olivine and peridot (gem-quality olivine) ranging from emerald to amber hues. The meteorite’s exterior rim is composed of a thin band of molten olivine and metal — the result of frictional heating in Earth’s atmosphere following its billions-of-years sojourn through the solar system. Now offered is a choice specimen of one of the preeminent of pallasites, and the most exquisite extraterrestrial substance known.***
Steve Jurvetson says:
It is the result of the violent destruction of what would otherwise have been a planet during the formation of our solar system. It comes from the boundary between the silica rich mantle and the iron-nickel core of a now extinct planet, torn away by a catastrophic impact with another planet or asteroid. A mix of solid stone forming olivine crystals (37% by weight) in suspension in liquid metal (iron-nickel) was flung into space to cool over millions of years in a vacuum and zero gravity, forming this beautiful mixture (which could not be created on Earth).