Seymchan (meteorite)

Seymchan
The largest fragment of the Seymchan meteorite to date on display at the Moscow Planetarium
TypeStony-iron
Structural classificationCoarse octahedrite
ClassPallasite
GroupMain Group Pallasite
Composition9.15% Ni, 24.6 ppm Ga, 68.3 ppm Ge, 0.55 ppm Ir.
CountryRussia
RegionMagadan Oblast
Coordinates62°54′N 152°26′E / 62.900°N 152.433°E / 62.900; 152.433
Observed fallNo
Found dateJune 1967
TKWseveral tons
An olivine-free portion of Seymchan
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Seymchan is a pallasite meteorite found in the dry bed of the river Hekandue, a left tributary of river Yasachnaya in the Magadan district, Russia, near the settlement of Seymchan, in June 1967.