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
LaPaz Icefield 04728	45.1 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Allan Hills A77218	45.1 g	L5	1977	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 980631	45.0 g	L5	1998	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 00904	45.0 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06365	44.9 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Larkman Nunatak 06360	44.9 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Grove Mountains 051931	44.9 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Asuka 880934	44.8 g	L5	1988	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052377	44.8 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00796	44.7 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021794	44.5 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 87685	44.3 g	L5	1987	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021582	44.2 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Dominion Range 10012	44.2 g	L5	2010	Found	—
Grove Mountains 051804	44.2 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 02946	44.1 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Northwest Africa 5846	44.0 g	L5	2008	Found	—
Northwest Africa 4598	44.0 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Northwest Africa 5327	44.0 g	L5	2005	Found	—
Northwest Africa 5099	44.0 g	L5	2001	Found	—
Lewis Cliff 85363	44.0 g	L5	1985	Found	Antarctica
Hughes 008	44.0 g	L5	1989	Found	Australia
LaPaz Icefield 04651	43.9 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Grove Mountains 050035	43.8 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01135	43.7 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 7410	43.7 g	L5	2011	Found	—
Grove Mountains 021495	43.7 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Jiddat al Harasis 122	43.6 g	L5	2002	Found	Oman
Larkman Nunatak 06340	43.5 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 001040	43.3 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 04729	43.3 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93266	43.2 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Cumulus Hills 04039	43.2 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Grove Mountains 052771	43.1 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94304	43.1 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Dominion Range 03296	42.8 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94393	42.7 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Hughes 032	42.7 g	L5	1991	Found	Australia
Dominion Range 03291	42.6 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Miller Range 090270	42.6 g	L5	2009	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03667	42.4 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93450	42.3 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01106	42.3 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022190	42.1 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 5008	42.0 g	L5	2006	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03686	42.0 g	L5	2003	Found	—
El Médano 166	42.0 g	L5	2011	Found	Argentina
Northwest Africa 4337	42.0 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Yamato 983585	41.8 g	L5	1998	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 01208	41.8 g	L5	2001	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