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 91142	4.3 g	L5	1991	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031133	4.3 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Miller Range 090826	4.3 g	L5	2009	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03977	4.2 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94534	4.2 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 041054	4.2 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Allan Hills A81153	4.2 g	L5	1981	Found	Antarctica
MacKay Glacier 05260	4.2 g	L5	2005	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94437	4.2 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Allan Hills 82117	4.2 g	L5	1982	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031131	4.2 g	L5	2003	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03919	4.2 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Graves Nunataks 06193	4.2 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Dominion Range 03226	4.2 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Yamato 82028	4.1 g	L5	1982	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 86734	4.1 g	L5	1986	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022416	4.1 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93087	4.1 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 03910	4.1 g	L5	2002	Found	—
Grove Mountains 052306	4.1 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Patuxent Range 10270	4.1 g	L5	2010	Found	—
Graves Nunataks 06169	4.1 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Lucerne Valley 016	4.1 g	L5	1998	Found	United States
Grove Mountains 051816	4.1 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94250	4.1 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Graves Nunataks 06234	4.1 g	L5	2006	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94591	4.1 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 051588	4.1 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Pecora Escarpment 02041	4.0 g	L5	2002	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 051597	4.0 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 04570	4.0 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Lewis Cliff 88370	4.0 g	L5	1988	Found	Antarctica
Northwest Africa 009	4.0 g	L5	1999	Found	Algeria
LaPaz Icefield 04491	4.0 g	L5	2004	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 04503	4.0 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 99053	4.0 g	L5	1999	Found	Antarctica
Graves Nunataks 06219	4.0 g	L5	2006	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 041240	4.0 g	L5	2004	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 031078	4.0 g	L5	2003	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03935	4.0 g	L5	2003	Found	—
Miller Range 090381	4.0 g	L5	2009	Found	—
Dominion Range 08340	4.0 g	L5	2008	Found	—
Yamato 983497	4.0 g	L5	1998	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 94276	4.0 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052739	3.9 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94601	3.9 g	L5	1994	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090432	3.9 g	L5	2009	Found	—
Grove Mountains 051777	3.9 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022013	3.9 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 88244	3.9 g	L5	1988	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