Gorgeous Meteroite Falls to Earth, Estimated Worth Over $2 Million Dollars
Keep your eyes glued to the sky, when something falls in your backyard it could be worth millions of dollars. Back in the year 2000, a 1,003 kilogram (2,211 lbs) meteorite was discovered near Fukang, a city located in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, China. Named the ‘Fukang meteorite‘, it was identified as a Pallasite, a type of stony–iron meteorite, with striking olivine crystals throughout.
Pallasites are extremely rare even among meteorites (only about 1% of all meteorites are this type) and Fukang has been hailed as one of the greatest meteorite discoveries of the 21st century.
The Fukang pallasite is believed to originate from deep inside intact meteors created during the formation of the solar system about 4.5 billion years ago and very few specimens are thought to have survived their descent through Earth’s atmosphere.
An anonymous group of collectors currently holds the largest portion which weighs 419.5 kg (925 pounds). In 2008 they attempted to sell it at auction at Bonham’s in New York for approximately $2 million but felt they could get more so the sale was retracted.
 
Photograph by Michael Farmer | Meteorites available
Photograph by Michael Farmer | Meteorites available
Photograph by Michael Farmer | Meteorites available
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