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 04470	19.4 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Miller Range 090656	19.3 g	L5	2009	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 04616	19.3 g	L5	2004	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 031336	19.3 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Grove Mountains 053525	19.2 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94375	19.1 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 001009	19.1 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022192	19.0 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052912	19.0 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Henvic	19.0 g	L5	1991	Found	France
Larkman Nunatak 06733	18.9 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94659	18.8 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94426	18.8 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94282	18.8 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07498	18.8 g	L5	2007	Found	—
Jiddat al Harasis 748	18.8 g	L5	—	Found	Oman
Camel Donga 041	18.8 g	L5	1993	Found	Australia
Grove Mountains 022191	18.8 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052975	18.8 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94656	18.7 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 790744	18.7 g	L5	1979	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 2557	18.7 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 01239	18.7 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06790	18.7 g	L5	2006	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03990	18.7 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 97218	18.6 g	L5	1997	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94697	18.6 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031012	18.6 g	L5	2002	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 031161	18.6 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Grove Mountains 020283	18.6 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 04993	18.6 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94417	18.5 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Istifane 003	18.5 g	L5	2005	Found	Algeria
Larkman Nunatak 06687	18.5 g	L5	2006	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 04801	18.5 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Dominion Range 08313	18.5 g	L5	2008	Found	—
Yamato 74378	18.4 g	L5	1974	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 99239	18.4 g	L5	1999	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07280	18.4 g	L5	2007	Found	—
Miller Range 07216	18.4 g	L5	2007	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 001007	18.4 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00846	18.4 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 99647	18.3 g	L5	1999	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 04998	18.3 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Frontier Mountain 90231	18.2 g	L5	1990	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94384	18.2 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Dominion Range 03299	18.2 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Grove Mountains 022388	18.2 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93290	18.1 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01199	18.1 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