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RECERCAT author Llorca, Jordi author Campeny, Marc author Ibáñez Cortina, Neus author Allepuz, David author Camarasa, Josep Maria author Aurell-Garrido, Josep 2020-05-20T10:51:47Z2024-07-29T10:19:04Z 2021-03-09T01:45:06Z2024-07-29T10:19:04Z 2020-03-09 http://hdl.handle.net/2072/375951 https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13455 On Christmas Day 1704, at 17 h (UT), a meteorite fell in Terrassa (about 25 km NW of Barcelona). The meteorite fall was seen and heard by many people over an area of several hundred kilometers and it was recorded in several historical sources. In fact, it was interpreted as a divine sign and used for propaganda purposes during the War of the Spanish Succession. Although it was believed that meteorite fragments were never preserved, here we discuss the recent discovery of two fragments (49.8 and 33.7 g) of the Barcelona meteorite in the Salvador Cabinet collection (Botanic Institute of Barcelona). They are very well preserved and partially covered by a fresh fusion crust, which suggests a prompt recovery, shortly after the fall. Analysis of the fragments has revealed that the Barcelona meteorite is an L6 ordinary chondrite. These fragments are among the oldest historical meteorites preserved in the world. eng This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Llorca, J., Campeny, M., Ibáñez, N., Allepuz, D., Camarasa, J.M. and Aurell‐Garrido, J. (2020), The meteorite of Barcelona (1704): History, discovery, and classification. Meteorit Planet Sci, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13455. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions (https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/licensing/self-archiving.html) The meteorite of Barcelona (1704): history, discovery, and classification info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion URL https://recercat.cat/bitstream/2072/375951/2/Llorca_etal_preprint_2020.pdf File MD5 237a2baa4de766f064fb1e04652eb4d2 9492780 application/pdf Llorca_etal_preprint_2020.pdf URL https://recercat.cat/bitstream/2072/375951/1/Llorca_etal_preprint_2020.pdf.txt File MD5 207912ed97e1fc74388115cbd75a2fcc 78646 text/plain Llorca_etal_preprint_2020.pdf.txt