Pallasites are perhaps the most beautiful of all meteorites. They are made from a mixture of metallic iron and olivine (aka. peridot). Pallasites formed as two asteroids collided, and the metallic portion of one mixed with the rocky portion of the other. When sliced thinly, they resemble stained glass windows.

Pallasites are perhaps the most beautiful of all meteorites. They are made from a mixture of metallic iron and olivine (aka. peridot). Pallasites formed as two asteroids collided, and the metallic portion of one mixed with the rocky portion of the other. When sliced thinly, they resemble stained glass windows.