Imilac meteorite
- Made:
- 4,500,000,000 BCE
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Pallasite meteorite from Atacama Desert, Chile.
This piece of Imilac meteorite was found in the Atacama Desert, Chile in 1822.
Imilac meteorites are stony meteorites of the pallasite variety. Pallasites have a nickel-iron core with silicate inclusions, in this case olivine, a green-yellow iron.
What makes Imilac meteorites special is that they are 4.5 billion years old, dating back from the beginning of the solar system.
Details
- Category:
- Space Technology
- Object Number:
- Y1991.150.1
- Materials:
- iron, nickel and olivine (rock)
- Measurements:
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overall: 10 mm x 20 mm x 20 mm,
- type:
- meteorite
