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
Northwest Africa 1541	54.7 g	L5	2000	Found	—
Roberts Massif 04242	54.6 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 99125	54.6 g	L5	1999	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01277	54.6 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06498	54.6 g	L5	2006	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 02538	54.5 g	L5	2002	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 03687	54.5 g	L5	2003	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 04711	54.4 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Grove Mountains 021581	54.2 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Roberts Massif 04291	54.2 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Grove Mountains 053725	54.2 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 90269	54.0 g	L5	1990	Found	Antarctica
Lake Frome 005	54.0 g	L5	1992	Found	Australia
Elephant Moraine 99419	54.0 g	L5	1999	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93344	53.6 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00564	53.6 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052910	53.5 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94529	53.4 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93244	53.4 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01285	53.4 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 983491	53.4 g	L5	1998	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93423	53.3 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93216	53.2 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06574	53.2 g	L5	2006	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 04463	53.2 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Asuka 880836	53.1 g	L5	1988	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 4078	53.1 g	L5	—	Found	—
Watson 006	53.0 g	L5	2009	Found	Australia
O'Malley 010	52.9 g	L5	2011	Found	Australia
Roberts Massif 04296	52.9 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 87585	52.7 g	L5	1987	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 83277	52.7 g	L5	1983	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00544	52.7 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06667	52.6 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Sandford Cliffs 03490	52.6 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Dhofar 1688	52.5 g	L5	2011	Found	Oman
Larkman Nunatak 06824	52.5 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93240	52.2 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Graves Nunataks 06209	52.2 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Grosvenor Mountains 03129	52.2 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Grove Mountains 090833	52.2 g	L5	2010	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93229	52.1 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93462	52.0 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00583	51.8 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 051927	51.8 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Roosevelt County 104	51.7 g	L5	1998	Found	United States
Queen Alexandra Range 97947	51.6 g	L5	1997	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 7509	51.6 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 00799	51.4 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 001026	51.4 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica

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