The spectacular beauty of 'cosmic treasures'

The mysterious meteorite is named Fukang. When it falls to Earth, its appearance is not special. Later, scientists discovered this "cosmic treasure" is better than the meteorite samples found.

Until scientists proceeded to slice Fukang small, they discovered it was a cosmic treasure.

The shiny yellow crystals of a mineral called olivine , have a honeycomb structure from a nickel-iron compound.

The largest meteorite part was ever auctioned at a starting price of two million USD.

This meteorite was discovered in 2000 in the Gobi desert, China. It has the same weight as a five-door car.

Currently, it has been broken down into many parts. An anonymous collector possesses the largest meteorite weighing up to 420kg. In 2008, it was auctioned at a starting price of $ 2 million.

When the sun penetrates, this meteorite will create a beautiful color effect.

The Southwest Arizona meteorite laboratory also possesses a section of meteorite weighing 32kg. Scientists here regard Fukang as one of the greatest meteorite discoveries in the 21st century.

They claim, it's better than all the pallasite meteorite samples found so far.

Pallasite is half made of nickel iron, half is olivine.

Pallasite is half made of nickel iron, half of which is olivine, making this asteroid shaped like a mysterious mosaic stone.

Scientists also believe that Fukang is the remnant of the process of forming planets of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.