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Esquel

Esquel
  • Etymology : Esquel, of the name of the pallasite discovered in 1951 to Esquel in Argentina
  • Discovery: 1951 by Lorenzo O. Giacomelli
  • Type localityEsquel in Argentina

The pallasite meteorite of Esquel is the most beautiful pallasite.

In 1992, " the hunter of meteorites " Robert Haag bought in Argentina almost whole lot of this pallasite.

See Pallasite.

Of these peridots of pallasite, we were able to cut gemstones, extraterrestrial peridots.

The jewels and the jewellers

The gallery

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