Specimen Record TC-00041

Specimen Record
TC-00041

Seymchan · Pallasite, PMG · 286.28 g

This page is the permanent record for the specimen bearing serial TC-00041. It is issued by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co. as a reference for present and future owners. The photographs below show this specific specimen and are the primary means of verifying it.

Identification

Serial
TC-00041
Meteorite
Seymchan
Classification
Pallasite, PMG
Classification history
Meteoritical Bulletin 43 (1968): Iron. NHM Catalogue, 5th Edition (2000): IIE. MetBase, v. 7.1 (2006): Iron-ung. Recommended: Pallasite, PMG. The Bulletin database records the reclassification against van Niekerk et al. (2007), with a revision dated 26 May 2009 covering revised pallasite classifications.
Weight
286.28 g
Form
Full slice, mirror polished both faces, light epoxy coating, not etched
Find location
Magadanskaya oblast, Russia. Recorded coordinates 62° 54'N, 152° 26'E. Found 1967.

Classification record

Published in
Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 43, Moscow (1968), reprinted Meteoritics 5, 85 to 109 (1970)
Total known weight
323.3 kg as recorded in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database. The Bulletin 43 writeup of 1968 records about 351 kg for the two masses known at that time, in pieces of about 300 kg and 51 kg. Further masses were recovered at the locality from 2004 onward, as reported in van Niekerk et al. (2007). The database notes that its recorded masses are not authoritative and may be rounded.
Approved count
One of 79 approved meteorites classified as Pallasite, PMG, as recorded in the Meteoritical Bulletin database in September 2026.
Bulletin entry
Meteoritical Bulletin Database, Seymchan

Provenance

The Meteoritical Bulletin writeup records the meteorite as found in a brook bed flowing into the river Hekandue, a left tributary of the river Jasachnaja, in the Magadan district. Two individual specimens were recovered. The larger was found in June 1967 by the geologist F. A. Mednikov during a geological survey, lying among the stones of the brook bed. The smaller was found at a distance of 20 m from the first by I. H. Markov with a mine detector in October 1967. The writeup records that the main mass was turned over to the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. The Bulletin entry does not name a holder for the material this specimen was cut from. This specimen was acquired by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co. and prepared as a full slice, mirror polished on both faces and given a light epoxy coating as a moisture barrier. It has not been acid etched.

Photographic record

Seymchan pallasite full slice, 286.28 g, backlit showing translucent olivine
The full slice with light passing through it. The outline of the stone and the distribution of olivine across the face are the primary means of identifying this specimen.
Seymchan pallasite full slice, 286.28 g, mirror polished cut face in reflected light
The same slice in reflected light, showing the mirror polished metal and the olivine in its true colour rather than transmitted.
Seymchan pallasite, macro detail of olivine crystals set in the iron nickel matrix
Macro detail of the olivine set in the iron nickel matrix. The arrangement of crystals against the metal is individual to this stone.
Seymchan pallasite full slice, 286.28 g, viewed edge on
The slice viewed edge on.
On verification. The serial number on the accompanying certificate card is an index to this record. The photographs above and the stated weight are what identify this specimen. Meteorite surfaces, clast patterns and cut faces are individual to each stone, so a specimen can be compared directly against these images and weighed against the figure recorded here to two decimal places.
Record issued by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co., IMCA Member #3323, Hobe Sound, Florida.
Issued 4 September 2026. Classification data reproduced from the Meteoritical Bulletin entry cited above.
Questions regarding this record may be directed to brian@tcmeteorites.com.

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