Jianshi meteorite
Jianshi is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was seen to fall in China in 1890. A total of 600 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Jianshi
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1890
- Mass recovered
- 600 kg
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 30.8083° N, 109.5000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Jianshi
- Enshi H5 · 57 km away
- Huangling Iron, IVA · 153 km away
- Lixian Iron, IIAB · 228 km away
- Fuling Iron · 236 km away
- Chadong L6 · 254 km away
- Guanghua Iron, IVA · 273 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Red River United States · 1808
- Wimberley United States · 1976
- Chulafinnee United States · 1873
- Juromenha Portugal · 1968
- Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850