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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBecause sometimes it really is just startdust....
Petrified starfire.
http://twistedsifter.com/2013/04/billions-year-old-fukang-meteorite/
Back in the year 2000, a 1,003 kilogram (2,211 lbs) meteorite was discovered near Fukang, a city located in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, China. Named the Fukang meteorite, it was identified as a pallasite, a type of stonyiron meteorite, with striking olivine crystals throughout.
Pallasites are extremely rare even among meteorites (only about 1% of all meteorites are this type) and Fukang has been hailed as one of the greatest meteorite discoveries of the 21st century.
The Fukang pallasite is believed to originate from deep inside intact meteors created during the formation of the solar system about 4.5 billion years ago and very few specimens are thought to have survived their descent through Earths atmosphere.
An anonymous group of collectors currently holds the largest portion which weighs 419.5 kg (925 pounds). In 2008 they attempted to sell it at auction at Bonhams in New York for approximately $2 million but did not receive any bidders. A total of 31 kilograms (68 lb) of the specimen is on deposit at University of Arizonas Southwest Meteorite Laboratory.
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Because sometimes it really is just startdust.... (Original Post)
Skidmore
Jan 2015
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Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)1. That guy must be really strong! Cool info, thanks! nt
monmouth4
(9,708 posts)2. They will be pieces of jewelry in no time...n/t
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)3. This world is filled with wonders if we just look.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)4. Kicking this because it is just too darned cool to
not to be seen by more.