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
Graves Nunataks 95203 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 5773 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 001 1.2 kg
Muckera 005 1.2 kg
Suwanee Spring 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 4982 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 3069 1.2 kg
MacAlpine Hills 87306 1.2 kg
LaPaz Icefield 03565 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 2948 1.2 kg
Miller Range 090005 1.2 kg
Jiddat al Harasis 791 1.2 kg
Dar al Gani 020 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 103 1.2 kg
Grosvenor Mountains 03012 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 7245 1.2 kg
Meteorite Hills 00446 1.2 kg
Wisconsin Range 91623 1.2 kg
MacKay Glacier 05202 1.2 kg
Larkman Nunatak 06260 1.2 kg
Graves Nunataks 06119 1.2 kg
Pecora Escarpment 02071 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 2563 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 5812 1.2 kg
Pecora Escarpment 91019 1.2 kg
Ramlat as Sahmah 318 1.2 kg
Elephant Moraine 87540 1.2 kg
Graves Nunataks 06120 1.2 kg
Shişr 176 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 4390 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 109 1.2 kg
Dhofar 1601 1.2 kg
Acfer 347 1.2 kg
Dhofar 291 1.2 kg
Grosvenor Mountains 03006 1.2 kg
Elephant Moraine 87541 1.2 kg
Yamato 81075 1.2 kg
Acfer 134 1.2 kg
Snyder Hill 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 5594 1.2 kg
Cotesfield 1.2 kg
Sahara 97172 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 6811 1.2 kg
Elephant Moraine 87534 1.2 kg
Elephant Moraine 92030 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 734 1.2 kg
Northwest Africa 1502 1.2 kg
Meteorite Hills 00442 1.1 kg
Dar al Gani 637 1.1 kg
Meteorite Hills 00448 1.1 kg