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Named: August 3, 2017
Location of fall: Serico, Kenya 1°5\"41.16\"39°N, 6\"8.30\"E
Discovered: 2016
Category: stony iron meteorite low weathering
Olive meteorites account for only 0.3% of all meteorites and are very scarce. In 2016, two African brothers were searching for their missing camels and found something special while passing through Habavi in the south of Serico in Kenya and several large, densely rocky areas in the south, since there are few rocks in this area, so They think the stones may be meteorites. They spent weeks collecting the stones and moving them to their home in Habaway. Despite being identified as a meteorite in 2016, camel herders have known about the stones\' existence for decades. An old man in the village said that when he was a child, he and his brothers would play on the rocks. Time flies to early January 2017 when Michael Farmer received an email showing a photo of a \"giant Pallast\" weighing 107kg. He went to Nairobi to buy the stone. Two weeks later, he took Moritz Karl back to Kenya and headed to Habavi. Here, they show a large pile of specimens, which are stacked in the courtyards of two houses. So far, 2.8 tons have been found.
Physical Characteristics: Starts a few kilometers southwest of Habaway, just south of Serico in Isolo County. The smaller pieces were found near Habaway, but still in Isolo County. Villagers continued to search for debris, mostly on the surface. The meteorites found on the surface are less weathered, with a small piece of fused crust on top of the metal. Most of the stones are lumpy, showing some large regmapypts. Some flight-oriented specimens were found.
Petrology: Sections of several stones showed similar metal/olivine ratios, averaging close to 70% olivine and less than 1% chromite. A 15-21 cm section showed 95% olivine in the area. Peridots are mostly round, less commonly symmetrical, and olives are orange. Olive particles are generally 0.5 to 1 cm in diameter, although some range up to 4 cm. A section shows a 5 cm cruciform nife. Metal dominates the peridot around the peridot, with some black etched plates. Rare metal rich areas exhibit a well-developed Widmanston texture. Attachment troilide schreiberstite. No large metallic veins or metallic masses have been found.
Geochemistry: (L.Garvie, L.Garvie, L.Garvie, ASU), Olivine, 3.1, 2/mno=57.4, Cr2O3=0.03, n=15; 1.6.0.6.0 .1.0.50.2%, P=0.06.02%, n=17; and schreibersite(Fe1.51Ni1.45Co0.01)P, n=3.
Weight: 5.2g
Size: 26.0*33.2MM
Reminder: Because the meteorite contains iron, it is easy to rust and corrode when exposed to the air, so we will wrap it with epoxy coating. This prevents the meteorite from rusting and keeps it longer. Please understand that!
Tip: This product is a naturally formed shape, so each product is unique, if you like this product, please buy it as soon as possible, otherwise other buyers will buy and collect
