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
MacAlpine Hills 041206	0.9 g	L5	2004	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 04965	0.9 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Grove Mountains 020328	0.9 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Patuxent Range 10327	0.9 g	L5	2010	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 041218	0.9 g	L5	2004	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 041079	0.9 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Grove Mountains 023609	0.9 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020335	0.9 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 041035	0.9 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Grove Mountains 023763	0.9 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 04640	0.9 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Grove Mountains 024009	0.9 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 99024	0.9 g	L5	2000	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 024008	0.9 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 054138	0.8 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020340	0.8 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022805	0.8 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 023610	0.8 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052869	0.8 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022941	0.8 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 023576	0.8 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020288	0.8 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052334	0.8 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 050418	0.8 g	L5	2006	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 04985	0.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 031090	0.8 g	L5	2003	Found	—
MacKay Glacier 05248	0.8 g	L5	2005	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 041198	0.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03985	0.8 g	L5	2003	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 041185	0.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93478	0.8 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Delhi	0.8 g	L5	1897	Fell	China
Queen Alexandra Range 93479	0.8 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021746	0.8 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 04918	0.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93587	0.8 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031074	0.8 g	L5	2003	Found	—
LaPaz Icefield 03912	0.8 g	L5	2002	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 041148	0.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93113	0.8 g	L5	1993	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 041012	0.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Miller Range 07067	0.8 g	L5	2007	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 041019	0.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 041123	0.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Miller Range 090258	0.8 g	L5	2009	Found	—
Grove Mountains 024007	0.8 g	L5	2003	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 041220	0.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 041224	0.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
MacAlpine Hills 041207	0.8 g	L5	2004	Found	—
Allan Hills 86610	0.8 g	L5	1986	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