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 93576	12.9 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01238	12.9 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 85385	12.9 g	L5	1985	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06342	12.9 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Yamato 791164	12.9 g	L5	1979	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021500	12.8 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 05102	12.8 g	L5	2005	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 90100	12.8 g	L5	1990	Found	Antarctica
Cumulus Hills 04025	12.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Roberts Massif 04206	12.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 04487	12.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Dominion Range 08135	12.8 g	L5	2008	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93440	12.7 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Dominion Range 08353	12.7 g	L5	2008	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03903	12.7 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Grove Mountains 053474	12.7 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 053088	12.7 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 053565	12.6 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Patuxent Range 91529	12.6 g	L5	1991	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00952	12.6 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06444	12.6 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Grove Mountains 052318	12.6 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090602	12.6 g	L5	2009	Found	—
Lewis Cliff 88108	12.6 g	L5	1988	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06792	12.6 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Grove Mountains 051808	12.6 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052317	12.6 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022151	12.5 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93754	12.5 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 86260	12.5 g	L5	1986	Found	Antarctica
Grosvenor Mountains 85216	12.5 g	L5	1985	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01101	12.5 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Dhofar 1614	12.5 g	L5	2009	Found	Oman
Meteorite Hills 00765	12.5 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Asuka 881304	12.4 g	L5	1988	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94695	12.4 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93311	12.4 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Pecora Escarpment 91165	12.4 g	L5	1991	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00706	12.4 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 001093	12.4 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Frontier Mountain 97052	12.4 g	L5	1997	Found	Antarctica
Dominion Range 08263	12.4 g	L5	2008	Found	—
Grove Mountains 053566	12.4 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 03803	12.3 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Grove Mountains 020135	12.3 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01155	12.3 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01126	12.3 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 02634	12.3 g	L5	2002	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022291	12.2 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Roberts Massif 04201	12.2 g	L5	2004	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