L5 Meteorites

l-chondrite group · 4,817 meteorites

L5 chondrites are low-iron ordinary chondrites with petrologic type 5. They represent one of the most common meteorite classifications, making up approximately 12% of all observed falls.

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Name	Mass	Class	Year	Type	Country
Miller Range 090858	109.3 g	L5	2009	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 90272	109.2 g	L5	1990	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 2486	109.0 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Miller Range 99323	109.0 g	L5	1999	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021594	108.9 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93706	108.2 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021488	108.2 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93284	108.0 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Sandford Cliffs 03477	108.0 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Tanezrouft 071	107.0 g	L5	2002	Found	Algeria
Northwest Africa 3275	107.0 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Acfer 215	107.0 g	L5	1991	Found	Algeria
Yamato 980214	106.6 g	L5	1998	Found	—
Northwest Africa 5714	106.3 g	L5	—	Found	—
Graves Nunataks 06153	106.2 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Grove Mountains 090143	106.2 g	L5	2010	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 790453	106.1 g	L5	1979	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 885	106.0 g	L5	2001	Found	—
Northwest Africa 7653	106.0 g	L5	2012	Found	—
Yamato 791832	105.9 g	L5	1979	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 90263	105.8 g	L5	1990	Found	Antarctica
Graves Nunataks 98058	105.7 g	L5	1998	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 4190	105.5 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Yamato 793483	105.3 g	L5	1979	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00507	105.1 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93197	105.0 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Graves Nunataks 98011	104.5 g	L5	1998	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 99405	104.3 g	L5	1999	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 05025	104.3 g	L5	2005	Found	—
Camel Donga 048	104.3 g	L5	1993	Found	Australia
Dar al Gani 1019	104.1 g	L5	1999	Found	Libya
Queen Alexandra Range 90257	104.0 g	L5	1990	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090234	104.0 g	L5	2009	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 00624	103.9 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 03373	103.9 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94550	103.7 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93699	103.6 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Allan Hills A77267	103.5 g	L5	1977	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 1825	103.4 g	L5	2002	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03634	103.3 g	L5	2003	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03628	103.3 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Grosvenor Mountains 03112	103.2 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Grove Mountains 022123	103.1 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 90246	103.1 g	L5	1990	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 03661	103.1 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Grove Mountains 022023	102.9 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00605	102.9 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Dominion Range 08118	102.8 g	L5	2008	Found	—
Lewis Cliff 85340	102.7 g	L5	1985	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 03772	102.6 g	L5	2003	Found	—

Top Countries

Antarctica 2,090
Oman 256
United States 113
Libya 73
Algeria 63
Australia 48
Argentina 25
China 15
Mexico 12
Canada 10
France 7
Ukraine 4
Italy 3
Egypt 3
Mauritania 3

Related Classifications

L6 8,339
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