Imilac, Chile

IMI40

Pallasite Specimen

The Imilac pallasite specimen is a whole individual found in situ by the Southwest Meteorite Team, 1996. The exterior shows equal parts of the iron and silicate phases. The nickel-iron, tho rusty, shows blackened fusion crust and oreintation on one side more than the other. The olivine is milky yellow on the surface which flickers with reflected light. The specimen is currently in an acrylic box (scratched). We will provide a 3.5″ membrane frame as well.

42 x 30 x 17 mm

40 g complete individual

PPG: $20.00

$800.00

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Imilac

Location:
  • Chile
    • Atacama
Found: 1822
Group:
  • Stony-Iron
Type:
  • Pallasite
Class:
  • Main Group
Total known weight: 920 kg.

Imilac was known by the Incas prior to documentation in 1822. Some pieces had been excavated and transported hundreds of kilometers before that time. In 1877, four men transported a 191 kg Imilac mass 200 kilometers to Antifagasta with only a hand cart; an amazing journey accomplished in only 100 days. The Southwest Meteorite group visited this site in 1996. We discovered many specimens and reported the experince at LPSC in 1997 Multiple Impacts and an Unrelated H5 Chondrite at Imilac Pallasite Strewnfield, Chile.