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
Strathmore 13.4 kg
Durala 13.2 kg
Tuan Tuc 13.1 kg
Park 13.0 kg
Hardtner 13.0 kg
Umbarger 13.0 kg
Floyd 13.0 kg
Ryechki 13.0 kg
Hesston 12.9 kg
Ramlat as Sahmah 276 12.8 kg
Pampa (d) 12.8 kg
Northwest Africa 5418 12.8 kg
Lissa 12.8 kg
De Nova 12.7 kg
Kress (a) 12.5 kg
Graves Nunataks 06102 12.5 kg
Dhofar 446 12.4 kg
San Borjita 12.3 kg
Edmonson (a) 12.0 kg
Northwest Africa 4292 12.0 kg
Northwest Africa 2238 12.0 kg
Northwest Africa 067 12.0 kg
Allan Hills 84005 12.0 kg
New Halfa 12.0 kg
Ashuwairif 002 12.0 kg
Elephant Moraine 87538 11.9 kg
Safsaf 11.9 kg
Northwest Africa 6409 11.8 kg
Fukutomi 11.6 kg
Kokubunji 11.5 kg
Peetz 11.5 kg
Dar al Gani 399 11.5 kg
Rakity 11.4 kg
Dhofar 1558 11.4 kg
Clifford 11.4 kg
Jiddat al Harasis 426 11.2 kg
Northwest Africa 7650 11.1 kg
Yamato 75102 11.0 kg
Northwest Africa 250 11.0 kg
Phuoc-Binh 11.0 kg
Lundsgård 11.0 kg
Jiddat al Harasis 003 10.8 kg
Credo 10.8 kg
Northwest Africa 509 10.8 kg
Finney 10.7 kg
Grosvenor Mountains 03003 10.6 kg
Lake Grace 10.5 kg
Pampanga 10.5 kg
Tambakwatu 10.5 kg
Allan Hills A76003 10.5 kg