| Imilac | |
|---|---|
| 3747g full slice from the main mass | |
| Type | Stony–iron |
| Class | Pallasite |
| Group | Main Group Pallasite (MGP)[1] |
| Composition | 90% Fe, 9.9% Ni, 21.1 ppm Ga, 46.0 ppm Ge, 0.071 ppm Ir |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Atacama Desert, Atacama Region |
| Coordinates | [1] |
| Observed fall | No |
| Found date | 1822 |
| TKW | 920 kg |
Imilac is the name given to a pallasite meteorite found in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile in 1822.
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Imilac is classified as a stony–iron pallasite. Imilac specimens are highly prized by meteorite collectors due to its high concentration of beautiful olivine grains.
Numerous masses were found in a valley to the SW of Imilac. The total weight of the Imilac fall is estimated to be around 1000 kg. The primary strewn field is long about 8 km.[2]
Due to weathering, intact olivine grains are present only on large specimens (over 1 kg). Smaller samples contains darker alterated olivine cristals. On the market there are also a lot of very small (few grams) Imilac individuals called metal skeletons: they are severely weathered and lack olivine grains.