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
Pecora Escarpment 02047	4.7 g	L5	2002	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 97966	4.7 g	L5	1997	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 83291	4.7 g	L5	1983	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021615	4.7 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 791852	4.6 g	L5	1979	Found	Antarctica
Dominion Range 03233	4.6 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94496	4.6 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
O'Malley 002	4.6 g	L5	2011	Found	Australia
Queen Alexandra Range 94563	4.6 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 02510	4.6 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Lewis Cliff 88457	4.6 g	L5	1988	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 041063	4.6 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 02147	4.6 g	L5	2002	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031246	4.6 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Yamato 984148	4.6 g	L5	1998	Found	—
Grove Mountains 022390	4.5 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94605	4.5 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 97883	4.5 g	L5	1997	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94606	4.5 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031227	4.5 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 001133	4.5 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94506	4.5 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94433	4.5 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01315	4.5 g	L5	2001	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031375	4.5 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94440	4.5 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 041024	4.5 g	L5	2004	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 02514	4.5 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Grove Mountains 023170	4.5 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94684	4.4 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93362	4.4 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93202	4.4 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94313	4.4 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 04578	4.4 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93635	4.4 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
MacKay Glacier 92501	4.4 g	L5	1992	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93634	4.4 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 81062	4.4 g	L5	1981	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022196	4.3 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 982561	4.3 g	L5	1998	Found	—
Grove Mountains 022413	4.3 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93184	4.3 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031065	4.3 g	L5	2003	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 02663	4.3 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93606	4.3 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 02530	4.3 g	L5	2002	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93605	4.3 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 041053	4.3 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Roosevelt County 025	4.3 g	L5	1984	Found	United States
LaPaz Icefield 03938	4.3 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