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 03779	41.5 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Northwest Africa 6493	41.5 g	L5	2005	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 04682	41.4 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Miller Range 090784	41.3 g	L5	2009	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 04599	41.3 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 96339	41.3 g	L5	1996	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 6122	41.3 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Grove Mountains 051773	41.2 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93736	41.1 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93304	41.1 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Pecora Escarpment 91286	41.1 g	L5	1991	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 99179	41.0 g	L5	1999	Found	Antarctica
Roberts Massif 04237	40.9 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Ifould Lake 001	40.9 g	L5	2008	Found	Australia
LaPaz Icefield 03665	40.8 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94452	40.6 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 04359	40.5 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Yamato 983221	40.4 g	L5	1998	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 00567	40.4 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090627	40.4 g	L5	2009	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 00825	40.4 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94444	40.0 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 4267	40.0 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 01166	40.0 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090876	40.0 g	L5	2009	Found	—
Roberts Massif 04197	39.9 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93263	39.7 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 04792	39.7 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94385	39.6 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Jiddat al Harasis 304	39.5 g	L5	2005	Found	Oman
Queen Alexandra Range 94720	39.5 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94310	39.5 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 99174	39.3 g	L5	1999	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 97973	39.3 g	L5	1997	Found	Antarctica
Dominion Range 08064	39.3 g	L5	2008	Found	—
Dhofar 822	39.3 g	L5	2001	Found	Oman
Lewis Cliff 88192	39.2 g	L5	1988	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01305	39.2 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Asuka 87119	39.2 g	L5	1987	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022127	39.2 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Ramlat as Sahmah 356	39.1 g	L5	2010	Found	Oman
Scott Glacier 06028	39.1 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Yamato 980782	39.0 g	L5	1998	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94554	39.0 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94294	39.0 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Ploschkovitz	39.0 g	L5	1723	Fell	Czech Republic
Meteorite Hills 00493	39.0 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00657	38.9 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Pecora Escarpment 91198	38.9 g	L5	1991	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031160	38.9 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