| Imilac | |
| Type: | Stony–iron |
| Class: | Pallasite |
| Group: | Main Group Pallasite (MGP) |
| Composition: | 90% Fe, 9.9% Ni, 21.1 ppm Ga, 46.0 ppm Ge, 0.071 ppm Ir |
| Country: | Chile |
| Region: | Atacama Desert, Atacama Region |
| Lat Long: | -24.2128°N -68.8086°W |
| Observed Fall: | No |
| Found Date: | 1822 |
| Tkw: | 920 kg |
| Strewn Field: | Yes |
Imilac is a pallasite meteorite found in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile in 1822.
Imilac is classified as a stony–iron pallasite. Imilac specimens are highly prized by meteorite collectors due to its high concentration of beautiful olivine grains.
Numerous masses were found in a valley to the southwest of Imilac. The total weight of the Imilac fall is estimated to be around . The primary strewn field is long about .[1]
Due to weathering, intact olivine grains are present only on large specimens (over). Smaller samples contain darker altered olivine crystals. On the market there are also a lot of very small (few grams) Imilac individuals called metal skeletons: they are severely weathered and lack olivine grains.
