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
Jiddat al Harasis 453	48.3 g	L5	2007	Found	Oman
Sahara 97050	48.3 g	L5	1997	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94279	48.2 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00563	48.2 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 05169	48.1 g	L5	2005	Found	—
Dhofar 1296	48.0 g	L5	2002	Found	Oman
Allan Hills 85118	48.0 g	L5	1985	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022126	48.0 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 88184	47.6 g	L5	1988	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 1995	47.4 g	L5	2001	Found	—
Grove Mountains 021614	47.3 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01275	47.3 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94621	47.2 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06726	47.2 g	L5	2006	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 04726	47.2 g	L5	2004	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 04653	47.2 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Roberts Massif 04253	47.0 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94769	47.0 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090873	47.0 g	L5	2009	Found	—
Dominion Range 03212	47.0 g	L5	2002	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03730	47.0 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Jiddat al Harasis 305	47.0 g	L5	2005	Found	Oman
Queen Alexandra Range 97851	46.9 g	L5	1997	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75124	46.9 g	L5	1975	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93730	46.6 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 04358	46.6 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93735	46.3 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090878	46.3 g	L5	2009	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03743	46.3 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Northwest Africa 5302	46.2 g	L5	2007	Found	—
Grove Mountains 021804	46.1 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Pampa de Mejillones 011	46.0 g	L5	2004	Found	Argentina
Northwest Africa 7623	46.0 g	L5	2011	Found	—
Northwest Africa 2558	46.0 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Gunnadorah 002	46.0 g	L5	1976	Found	Australia
Sahara 97192	46.0 g	L5	1997	Found	—
Jiddat al Harasis 762	46.0 g	L5	—	Found	Oman
Dominion Range 08406	45.9 g	L5	2008	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93224	45.8 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Dominion Range 03210	45.8 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Northwest Africa 7505	45.8 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93074	45.7 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 90275	45.7 g	L5	1990	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93405	45.5 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 88185	45.5 g	L5	1988	Found	Antarctica
Grefsheim	45.5 g	L5	1976	Fell	Norway
Meteorite Hills 01203	45.4 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01241	45.3 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93739	45.2 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 02305	45.2 g	L5	2002	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