Red Iron Meteorite Burgundite-Pallasite – Natural Space Material

Red Iron Meteorite Burgundite-Pallasite – Natural Space Material

Structure: Polycrystalline metallic matrix, shock metamorphosed

This meteorite exhibits typical solid-state features caused by high-velocity atmospheric entry and past impact stress, including melting patterns and structural deformation at micro and macro levels.

Applications: research samples, elemental analysis, metallurgical reference material, or private geological collections.

This specimen is a naturally occurring fragment of oxidized iron meteorite material, predominantly composed of iron oxides such as hematite (Fe₂O₃) and magnetite (Fe₃O₄), with main metallic phases remaining from the original meteoritic core. This type of material typically forms through terrestrial weathering of iron/silica rich meteorites after atmospheric entry.

Primary Composition: Iron oxides (Fe₂O₃, Fe₃O₄)

Secondary Components: Magnesium, trace silicate inclusions (amorphous and crystalline Garnet type: SiO₂)

Density: ~5.2–5.7 g/cm³ (depending on oxidation level)

Age Estimate: ~ New Batch (original meteoritic material, that has been here billions of years ago and is still formed and regularly delivered/impregnated onto a Planet)

Formation Mechanism: Solidification from metallic core material subjected to atmospheric ablation, rapid cooling, and terrestrial weathering. Reddish to dark brown (Burgundy), resulting from rapid iron oxidation and trace silicate fusion during hypervelocity passage through Earth's atmosphere ie : ( Rock sample metal and silica grains being squeezed closer together under massive G-forces.)

Terms:

Atmospheric Ablation – the surface melts and material strips off under extreme heat and pressure.

Ram Pressure Compression – extreme pressure on the front side during entry (~tens of atmospheres or more).

Fusion Crust Formation – a thin melted outer layer that rapidly cools into a hard shell.

Shock Metamorphism – internal structural changes due to sudden pressure/temperature spikes.

X Shock Compaction – specific term for compression and density caused by shockwaves (X being for atmospheric entry type of shock force and not the impact one).

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