Stoney Iron - PallasiteFukang, ChinaAn extraordinary discovery made in 2003, the Fukang Meteorite is arguably the world's preeminent pallasitic meteorite. Pallsites are by far the rarest and most beautiful of the major types of meteorites and are thought to have originated at the mantle-core boundary of very large differentiated asteroids that were destroyed during the early formation of the solar system over 5 billion years ago. Pallasites are a combination of iron-nickel and olivine crystals. Gemstones of olivine are known as Peridot literally making Pallasites gemstones from space. Fukang is considered to be one of the most beautiful of Pallasites because it contains the largest crystals of olivine mixed in its iron-nickel matrix. Only one large 1003 Kg meteorite was recovered near Fukang, China in 2000. The true beauty of this translucent slice can only be appreciated when held up to a light source that enables the large olivine crystals to dazzle. Weighing approximately 92.2 grams and measuring 6 x 4 in