18.36g SEYMCHAN Meteorite Heart Beautiful Pallasite Slice

On Offer: 18.36 gram Seymchan meteorite slice Dimensions: 43.17 mm x 35.55 mm x 3.70 mm Official name: Seymchan Type: Pallasite, PMG Country: Russia Year found: June, 1967 Description: 18.36g Seymchan meteorite etched heart-shaped slice. This Seymchan pallasite slice will make an awesome addition to a heart collection, or a unique out-of-this-world way to say "I love you" to a special someone. Circumstances of the discovery: The meteorite was found in a brook-bed flowing into the river of Hekandue, a left tributary of the river of Jasachnaja of the Magadan district, USSR. The larger specimen was found by the geologist F. A. Mednikov during a geological survey. The meteorite hardly seen was lying among the stones of the brook-bed. The smaller specimen was found at a distance of 20 m from the first one by I. H. Markov with a mine detector in October 1967. The main mass was turned to the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. What you get: 18.36g Seymchan meteorite beautiful slice as shown, membrane storage/shipping box, and signed Certificate of Authenticity. We offer a 100% no questions asked 30 day return policy. SEE OFFICIAL METEORITICAL SOCIETY ENTRY BELOW Seymchan Basic information Name: Seymchan This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1967 Country: Russia Mass: 323.3 kg Classification history: Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 43 (1968) Iron NHM Catalogue: 5th Edition (2000) IIE MetBase: v. 7.1 (2006) Iron-ung Recommended: Pallasite, PMG This is 1 of 73 approved meteorites ) (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Pallasite, PMG. Search for other: Main group pallasites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Pallasites Comments: Reclassified van Niekerk et al. (2007) Revised 26 May 2009: Revised pallasite classifications Writeup Writeup from MB 43: Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF SEYMCHAN IRON METEORITE, USSR Name: SEYMCHAN The place of fall or discovery: The meteorite has been found in a brook-bed flowing into the river of Hekandue, a left tributary of the river of Jasachnaja of the Magadan district, USSR. Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, June 1967. Class and type: IRON. Number of individual specimens: 2. Total weight: About 351 kg (about 300 kg and 51 kg). Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The larger specimen has been found by the geologist F. A. Mednikov during a geological survey. The meteorite hardly seen was lying among the stones of the brook-ebd. The smaller specimen was found at a distance of 20 m from the first one by I. H. Markov with a mine detector in october 1967. The main mass was turned to the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Source: Report of geologist F. A. Mednikov (Magadan, USSR) in a letter, VIII 15, 1967 and of V. 1. Zvetkov (Moscow, USSR) in a letter X 17, 1967.