Huckitta Pallasite

HUK27

Pallasite Specimen

The Huckitta specimen is complete and heavy. A solid iron example containing silicate components. Most of the meteorites from this locale were badly oxidized; altering ithe ni-iron to magnetite.  Our largest Huckitta pallasite available. Choose in a riker box or membrane frame.

41 x 20 x 15 mm

27 g complete individual

$500.00

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Huckitta

Location:
  • Australia
    • Northern Territory
Found: 1924
Group:
  • Stony-Iron
Type:
  • Pallasite
Class:
  • PMG-an
Total known weight: >2300kg

Huckitta is the largest pallasite mass known on the planet. Though nearly all smaller specimens found today are oxidized, we have preserved some fresh-metal specimens. The metal is unaltered and has remained stable many years.