In 1951 a farmer found a 755 kilograms (1,660 lb) meteorite, later called Esquel, while digging a hole for a water tank. When cut and polished, the meteorite showed beautiful yellowish olivine (peridot) crystals. The Esquel meteorite is known world wide among collectors and the scientific community. Find: 1951!!! Class: Pallasite!!! TKW: 755 Kilos!!! Location: Esquel, Chubut Province (Patagonian Territory), Argentina; 42º54S, 71º20W!!! Specimen weight: 322.7 grams!!! Approximate Dimensions: 210mm x 175mm x 2mm!!! EXQUISITE ESQUEL METEORITE!!! MUSEUM QUALITY!!! ARGENTINIAN PALLASITE WITH GORGEOUS TRANSLUCENT OLIVINE CRYSTALS!!! WIDELY KNOWN AS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND MOST STABLE PALLASITE METEORITE EVER!!! EXTREMELY THIN WITH BEAUTIFUL COSMIC GEMSTONES!!! TAKE A LOOK!!!
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 03:04:22 +0000