Natural History - Large Sericho Pallasite Meteorite

FOUND IN 2016 A.D.

5 1/8 in. (1.33 kg, 13 cm).

A large irregular mass of stony-iron meteorite.

Provenance

From Kenya, East Africa.
Ex Adrian Contreras Gomez, Spain, IMCA member no.7412.
Ex Dean collection; Essex, UK.

Accompanied by Adrian Contreras Gomez authenticity identification card.

Footnotes

Sericho pallasite meteorites were found in a 45-kilometer strewn field in eastern Kenya, near the village of Habaswein in 2016, it was officially classified in 2018.

CONDITION

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