L Chondrite

15,567 meteorites · 27,120.8 kg total mass

L chondrites (low-iron) have 20-25% total iron content. They are the most common meteorite type by number of observed falls, making up about 35% of all falls.

Classifications in This Group

L6
8,339
L5
4,817
L4
1,256
L3
365
L5/6
109
L3.5
88
L3.8
66
L4/5
59
L3.4
51
L3.7
49
L3.6
48
L5-6
41
L4-6
33
L3-6
32
L3.9
27
L4-5
24
L7
21
L3.3
17
L3.2
15
L3-5
13
L3.1
13
L3/4
12
L6-melt breccia
10
L3.8-6
9
L6/7
9
L3-4
4
L5-melt breccia
3
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Name Mass
LaPaz Icefield 03559 1.8 kg
Dhofar 142 1.8 kg
Ozernoe 1.8 kg
Northwest Africa 7428 1.8 kg
Northwest Africa 4850 1.8 kg
Hammadah al Hamra 071 1.8 kg
Northwest Africa 1902 1.8 kg
Grove Mountains 051862 1.8 kg
LaPaz Icefield 03556 1.8 kg
Dhofar 139 1.8 kg
Lewis Cliff 86013 1.8 kg
Elephant Moraine 87502 1.8 kg
Nagai 1.8 kg
Dar al Gani 050 1.8 kg
Northwest Africa 2798 1.8 kg
Acfer 068 1.8 kg
Alamosa 1.8 kg
Yamato 75271 1.8 kg
Northwest Africa 3051 1.8 kg
LaPaz Icefield 03560 1.8 kg
Dhofar 156 1.8 kg
Briscoe 1.8 kg
Dar al Gani 118 1.8 kg
Dhofar 690 1.8 kg
MacAlpine Hills 02454 1.8 kg
Grosvenor Mountains 85204 1.8 kg
Northwest Africa 6117 1.8 kg
Dar al Gani 624 1.8 kg
Miller Range 090014 1.7 kg
Nullarbor 014 1.7 kg
Ramlat as Sahmah 328 1.7 kg
Dar al Gani 467 1.7 kg
Payson 1.7 kg
Northwest Africa 4436 1.7 kg
Meteorite Hills A78003 1.7 kg
Northwest Africa 6643 1.7 kg
Grove Mountains 021491 1.7 kg
Northwest Africa 916 1.7 kg
Sayh al Uhaymir 450 1.7 kg
Miller Range 99305 1.7 kg
Sayh al Uhaymir 101 1.7 kg
Northwest Africa 6646 1.7 kg
Northwest Africa 6628 1.7 kg
Mainz 1.7 kg
Umm Ruaba 1.7 kg
Nardoo (no. 2) 1.7 kg
Grosvenor Mountains 03008 1.7 kg
Tin as Sawwan 1.7 kg
Northwest Africa 7504 1.7 kg
Northwest Africa 4010 1.7 kg