4.1 gram Brahin Meteorite Slab DX3591 Online

4.1 gram Brahin Meteorite Slab DX3591

Brahin Meteorite Slab
Approx. Dimensions: 20 x 17 x 3 mm
Approx. Weight: 4.16 grams
Locality: Belarus
Year found: 1810
Class: Main Group Pallasite

For scale, the acrylic cube is 1″. Acrylic stand and putty not included, but can be found in our Accessories section.

The Brahin meteorite was found in 1810 and was the second meteorite ever found in Russia (now Belarus). The first two masses found weighed 80 and 20 kilograms, and were found by farmers in the village of Kaporenki. Since then, several more masses have been found, with the most recent discovery of 227 kilograms in 2002, at the north end of the Brahin strewn field. 

Brahin is a pallasite meteorite, with olivine crystals making up 37% of the weight of the meteorite. The strewn field is approximately 15 kilometers long and 3 kilometers wide, and was contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Meteorite specimens are safe, and not contaminated by radiation.