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Meteorite class

Stony-Iron Meteorites

Meteorites containing roughly equal parts silicate and nickel-iron metal.

Meteorite class

Overview

Rare meteorites blending rock and metal in roughly equal measure — the pallasites (olivine in metal) and mesosiderites (breccias of metal and silicate).

Groups

PallasitesMesosiderites

Meteorites

2 modelled meteorites.

  • Brenhamfind

    A pallasite strewn field in Kansas — pallasites are among the most beautiful meteorites, with olive-green olivine crystals suspended in a matrix of nickel-iron.

    ClassPallasiteCountryUnited StatesDate1882
  • Esthervillefall

    A large mesosiderite that fell in 1879 — a stony-iron meteorite mixing metal with silicate fragments, thought to record a violent collision between differentiated asteroids.

    ClassMesosideriteCountryUnited StatesDate1879-05-10

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.