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Fukang
Fukang is a pallasite meteorite found near Fukang in China's Xinjiang region around 2000. Its cut surfaces reveal large, translucent olivine crystals embedded in a metallic matrix composed chiefly of iron and nickel, the characteristic structure of pallasites. The original mass was reported at approximately one metric tonne, and sections are studied and collected for both their meteoritic composit...
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Esquel
Esquel is a main-group pallasite meteorite found in Chubut Province, Argentina. The recovered mass weighed approximately 755 kilograms and consists of translucent olivine crystals embedded in an iron-nickel matrix. Its unusually large, clear crystals make polished slices visually distinctive, while its mixture of silicate and metal provides researchers with material relevant to the differentiation...
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