Villarrica meteorite
Villarrica is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in Paraguay in 1925. 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
- Villarrica
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1925
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- Paraguay
- Coordinates
- 25.8333° S, 56.5000° 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 Villarrica
- San Borjita L4 · 195 km away
- Ipiranga H6 · 204 km away
Other Stone-uncl meteorites
- Jilong · 1930
- Yamato 81050 Antarctica · 1981
- Phulmari India · 1936
- Fort Flatters Algeria · 1944
- Stretchleigh United Kingdom · 1623
- Mtola Malawi · 1944