Take, for example, pallasite meteorites – extra-terrestrial rocks that are strung through with gemstones, offering tantalizing glimpses into our Solar System’s deep history. Oh, you haven’t ...

One type, however, known as a pallasite meteorite is very different. They are made of olive-green crystals that are composed of magnesium-iron silicate called olivine. This olivine is embedded ...

This extraterrestrial piece is part of an ancient pallasite meteorite. It is a slice from one of the world's largest specimens of its kind. It's thought to have been part of a much larger meteor that ...

the huge boulder is known as a pallasite because it contains perhaps a million carats of peridot and its rougher version, olivine, said Steve Arnold, the meteorite hunter who found it.

Fragments of the meteorite are thought to have been knocked off the surface of Mars 700,000 years ago. This extraterrestrial piece of sparkling rock is part of an ancient pallasite meteorite. It's one ...