Virba meteorite
Virba is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Bulgaria in 1873. A total of 3.6 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
- Virba
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1873
- Mass recovered
- 3.6 kg
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Coordinates
- 43.5333° N, 22.6333° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Virba
- Dimitrovgrad Iron, IIIAB · 57 km away
- Soko-Banja LL4 · 63 km away
- Sopot OC · 120 km away
- Jelica LL6 · 179 km away
- Gumoschnik H5 · 182 km away
- Cacak OC · 188 km away
Other L meteorites
- Al Huqf 059 Oman · 2001
- Lewis Cliff 86352 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983497 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06542 · 2006
- Yamato 981326 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04631 · 2004