| Brahin | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Meteorit-Brahin.jpg) A small Brahin slice | |
| Type | Stony-iron |
| Structural classification | Medium octahedrite |
| Class | Pallasite |
| Group | Main Group Pallasite |
| Composition | 37.18 wt% olivine metal: 91% Fe, 8.38% Ni crystals 36.5 % SiO2; 13.7 % FeO; 43.2 % MgO; 0.3 % MnO; 3.82 % P2O5 |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Gomel |
| Coordinates | 52°30′N 30°20′E / 52.500°N 30.333°E[1] |
| Observed fall | No |
| Found date | 1807 |
| TKW | >1050 kg |
| Strewn field | Yes |
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Brahin is a meteorite pallasite found in 1810.[1] This is the second meteorite ever found in Russia (nowadays Belarus).[2] Sometimes it is also called Bragin or Bragim. It is quite common among collectors due to the affordable price of small partial slices.
- ^ a b Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Brahin
- ^ Laboratory of Meteoritics, Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry: Brahin Archived December 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine