Oliva-Gandia meteorite
Oliva-Gandia is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in Spain in 1519. 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
- Oliva-Gandia
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1519
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- Spain
- Coordinates
- 39.0000° N, 0.0333° W
What is an unclassified?
The published class is missing or too broad to place in the four main divisions. All meteorite types.
Meteorites near Oliva-Gandia
- Valencia H5 · 0 km away
- Quesa Iron, IAB-ung · 55 km away
- Los Martinez L6 · 131 km away
- Molina H5 · 139 km away
- Cabezo de Mayo L/LL6 · 150 km away
- Olmedilla de Alarcón H5 · 189 km away
Other Stone-uncl meteorites
- Punganaru India · 1811
- Fuyang China · 1977
- Tulung Dzong China · 1944
- Natal · 1973
- Calivo Philippines · 1916
- Rivolta de Bassi Italy · 1490