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Valencia" is a chondrite (silicate-rich stony meteorite) and forms part of the rock collection of the Department of Geology of the University of Valencia, Spain. References do exist regarding falls on Spain's east coast: Oliva-Gandía in 1520, Valencia in 1603, and Peñíscola in 1916. Unfortunately, no specimens are known to exist. Thus, the meteorite Valencia cannot be clearly assigned to a specific event.
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The Oliva-Gandia (Stone) meteorite fell in Valenciana, Spain, on the 26th May, 1520.
An unknown total mass was recovered.

39° 0'N, 0° 2'W 



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