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 99079	11.3 g	L5	1999	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94280	11.3 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 04693	11.3 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94744	11.2 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07239	11.2 g	L5	2007	Found	—
Lewis Cliff 88032	11.2 g	L5	1988	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031181	11.2 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 96335	11.2 g	L5	1996	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 82060	11.1 g	L5	1982	Found	Antarctica
Reckling Peak A80228	11.1 g	L5	1980	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93563	11.1 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93342	11.1 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93180	11.1 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 1708	11.1 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Miller Range 090630	11.1 g	L5	2009	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 031262	11.1 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Grove Mountains 022211	11.1 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022287	11.1 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 790119	11.1 g	L5	1979	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94707	11.0 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031023	11.0 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Reckling Peak A79013	11.0 g	L5	1979	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 983348	10.9 g	L5	1998	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 99264	10.9 g	L5	1999	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01326	10.9 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01324	10.9 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Great Sand Sea 025	10.9 g	L5	2005	Found	Egypt
Graves Nunataks 06228	10.9 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93746	10.8 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Allan Hills 82137	10.8 g	L5	1982	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01222	10.8 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Grosvenor Mountains 03153	10.8 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94664	10.7 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06604	10.7 g	L5	2006	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 031167	10.7 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Bates Nunataks 00308	10.7 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94483	10.6 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06542	10.6 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 01318	10.6 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01233	10.6 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 001006	10.6 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94553	10.5 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 02574	10.5 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Larkman Nunatak 06335	10.5 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Cuddeback Dry Lake 010	10.5 g	L5	2000	Found	United States
Queen Alexandra Range 93553	10.4 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93156	10.4 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031124	10.4 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Dominion Range 08154	10.4 g	L5	2008	Found	—
Yamato 983478	10.4 g	L5	1998	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