A SLICE OF SERICHO PALLASITE

A SLICE OF SERICHO PALLASITE

FALL SITE: ISIOLO PROVINCE, KENYA, AFRICA. OFFICIALLY FOUND IN 2016

Weight: 993 grams, 34 x 23 x 0.3 cm. This elegant slice displays semi-precious stones, with occurrences of Olivines, completely surrounded in an iron/nickel matrix, with a classical surface treatment. A spectacular piece in very fine condition. 

While westerners claim that the Sericho meteorite was "discovered" in 2016, villagers from Isiolo province had been hearing stories about it since their childhood.