L6 Meteorites

l-chondrite group · 8,339 meteorites

L6 chondrites are low-iron ordinary chondrites with petrologic type 6, the most thermally metamorphosed. L chondrites have lower total iron (20-25%) than H group. The most common meteorite type by number of falls.

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Name	Mass	Class	Year	Type	Country
Grove Mountains 022248	4.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 982390	4.2 g	L6	1998	Found	—
Yamato 790385	4.2 g	L6	1979	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 05143	4.2 g	L6	2005	Found	—
Yamato 86010	4.2 g	L6	1986	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 87732	4.2 g	L6	1987	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 85361	4.2 g	L6	1985	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 793489	4.2 g	L6	1979	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07395	4.2 g	L6	2007	Found	—
Miller Range 07320	4.2 g	L6	2007	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 01300	4.2 g	L6	2001	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 88550	4.2 g	L6	1988	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 88038	4.2 g	L6	1988	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 90563	4.2 g	L6	1990	Found	Antarctica
Allan Hills A81289	4.2 g	L6	1981	Found	Antarctica
Allan Hills 85047	4.2 g	L6	1985	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00754	4.2 g	L6	2000	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022048	4.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021585	4.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021957	4.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 81120	4.2 g	L6	1981	Found	Antarctica
Camel Donga 021	4.2 g	L6	1994	Found	Australia
Grove Mountains 021636	4.1 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 791773	4.1 g	L6	1979	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021965	4.1 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 90549	4.1 g	L6	1990	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 88273	4.1 g	L6	1988	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 04564	4.1 g	L6	2004	Found	—
Miller Range 090902	4.1 g	L6	2009	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 90788	4.1 g	L6	1990	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93681	4.1 g	L6	1993	Found	Antarctica
Larkman Nunatak 06442	4.1 g	L6	2006	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93562	4.1 g	L6	1993	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 04775	4.1 g	L6	2004	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 90744	4.1 g	L6	1990	Found	Antarctica
Reckling Peak 92414	4.1 g	L6	1992	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 96229	4.1 g	L6	1996	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 83259	4.1 g	L6	1983	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 04636	4.1 g	L6	2004	Found	—
Patuxent Range 10295	4.1 g	L6	2010	Found	—
Lewis Cliff 88559	4.1 g	L6	1988	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 87617	4.1 g	L6	1987	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94580	4.1 g	L6	1994	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022281	4.1 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 74177	4.1 g	L6	1974	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 983198	4.1 g	L6	1998	Found	—
Yamato 86025	4.1 g	L6	1986	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052398	4.0 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Pecora Escarpment 02048	4.0 g	L6	2002	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022046	4.0 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica

Top Countries

Antarctica 4,796
Oman 568
Libya 342
United States 231
Algeria 150
Australia 127
Argentina 87
China 40
Mexico 25
France 23
Canada 22
Mauritania 16
Ukraine 12
India 9
Kazakhstan 9

Related Classifications

L5 4,817
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