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
Queen Alexandra Range 93323	13.7 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 02497	13.7 g	L5	2002	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06842	13.7 g	L5	2006	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03925	13.7 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Asuka 881471	13.7 g	L5	1988	Found	Antarctica
Allan Hills 99502	13.7 g	L5	1999	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 792745	13.7 g	L5	1979	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00806	13.6 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93678	13.6 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090707	13.5 g	L5	2009	Found	—
Miller Range 07378	13.5 g	L5	2007	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 01308	13.5 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Dominion Range 08126	13.5 g	L5	2008	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 04999	13.5 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Larkman Nunatak 06608	13.5 g	L5	2006	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 04677	13.5 g	L5	2004	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 02871	13.5 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Scott Glacier 06020	13.4 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Patuxent Range 10208	13.4 g	L5	2010	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 00731	13.4 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06547	13.4 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Miller Range 090246	13.4 g	L5	2009	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 01237	13.4 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 791715	13.4 g	L5	1979	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 051652	13.3 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022185	13.3 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 051796	13.2 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 981351	13.2 g	L5	1998	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93375	13.2 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Pecora Escarpment 91330	13.2 g	L5	1991	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07308	13.2 g	L5	2007	Found	—
Larkman Nunatak 06879	13.2 g	L5	2006	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 02954	13.2 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94678	13.1 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94526	13.1 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Dominion Range 03302	13.1 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Dominion Range 03290	13.1 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 00880	13.1 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00908	13.1 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022159	13.0 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 82020	13.0 g	L5	1982	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93610	13.0 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 3293	13.0 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Miller Range 090266	13.0 g	L5	2009	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 031236	13.0 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Allan Hills 85150	13.0 g	L5	1985	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01172	13.0 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Dominion Range 03304	13.0 g	L5	2002	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 02576	12.9 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94592	12.9 g	L5	1994	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