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Marjalahti Pallasite

Marjalahti Pallasite for sale Name : Marjalahti Location : Marjalahti, Karelia, Viipuri, Jaakkima (In Russia today) Co-ordinates : 61°30'N, 30°30'E (approx) Date of fall : At 22.10 (or 22.25?) local time 1 June 1902 Weight : 44.8 kg (one stone fragmented, biggest pieces were 22.7 and 4.8 kg) This beautiful pallasite hit the cliff (a granite outcropping) and produce huge cloud of sparkles in front of J. Koppinen, fragments were spread over 50 meter. When this meteorite hit against a granite outcropping most of its olivine crystals were pulverized
Marjalahti Pallasite

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