POLISHED IMILAC PALLASITE METEORITES

Imilac is the name of a PMG pallasite found in the Atacama Desert of Chile in 1822. The meteorite likely fell sometime in the fourteenth century, but the arid desert conditions kept the pallasite in quite good condition until its discovery.

Like many pallasites, Imilac is a stunner. Its large olivine crystals in a fairly scant nickel-iron matrix are well-suited for slicing and translucent displays, even more so than most pallasites: thus it is one of the world's most coveted pallasites for collections.