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
Acfer 342 1.3 kg
Grosvenor Mountains 95508 1.3 kg
Usti Nad Orlici 1.3 kg
Northwest Africa 5850 1.3 kg
Northwest Africa 026 1.3 kg
Larkman Nunatak 06284 1.3 kg
Northwest Africa 426 1.3 kg
Grosvenor Mountains 03011 1.3 kg
Sayh al Uhaymir 492 1.3 kg
Hammadah al Hamra 194 1.3 kg
Graves Nunataks 06113 1.3 kg
Jiddat al Harasis 065 1.3 kg
Sahara 97003 1.3 kg
Starvation Flat 1.3 kg
Dar al Gani 570 1.3 kg
Sleeper Camp 001 1.3 kg
Dosso 1.3 kg
Shalim 002 1.2 kg
Dhofar 1638 1.2 kg
Delphos (a) 1.2 kg
MacAlpine Hills 87305 1.2 kg
Grosvenor Mountains 03019 1.2 kg
Sandford Cliffs 03455 1.2 kg
Sahara 97182 1.2 kg
Dhofar 129 1.2 kg
Yamato 82187 1.2 kg
Jiddat al Harasis 764 1.2 kg
Miller Range 05006 1.2 kg
Dhofar 864 1.2 kg
Meteorite Hills 00447 1.2 kg
Allan Hills A77281 1.2 kg
Elephant Moraine 87535 1.2 kg
San Juan 001 1.2 kg
Yamato 794044 1.2 kg
El Médano 078 1.2 kg
Dar al Gani 461 1.2 kg
Queen Alexandra Range 94213 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 842 1.2 kg
Ramlat as Sahmah 227 1.2 kg
Jiddat al Harasis 656 1.2 kg
Dhofar 1588 1.2 kg
Minas Gerais 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 2009 1.2 kg
Dhofar 1655 1.2 kg
Elephant Moraine 83202 1.2 kg
Jiddat al Harasis 095 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 2797 1.2 kg
Hammadah al Hamra 258 1.2 kg
Miller Range 090008 1.2 kg
Hammadah al Hamra 213 1.2 kg