BORZYA PALLASITE SPECIMENS

The Borzya pallasite (PMG) meteorite was found by an anonymous person in a private field while plowing in the suburb of Borzya (Zabaykalskiy kray), Russia in May 2021. A single stone weighing 25.62 kg was discovered, displaying an elongated prismatic-like shape with lumpy surface formed by randomly distributed areas of metal and silicates. The surface had light-brown color and was covered by a thin layer of terrestrial weathering product and no fusion crust.