Quija meteorite
Quija is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H, that was seen to fall in China in 1990. A total of 17.45 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
- Quija
- Classification
- H
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1990
- Mass recovered
- 17.45 kg
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 44.6167° N, 126.1333° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Quija
- Jilin H5 · 63 km away
- Songyuan L6 · 114 km away
- Shuangyang H5 · 130 km away
- Zhaodong L4 · 135 km away
- Lanxi L6 · 181 km away
- Dunhua Stone-uncl · 221 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 302 Algeria · 1992
- Lewis Cliff 86373 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794084 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021700 Antarctica · 2003
- Tieret 010 Tunisia · 2010
- Dhofar 479 Oman · 2001