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 052110	2.3 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 051727	2.3 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75196	2.3 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 051990	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 8422	2.2 g	L6	1984	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052215	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 74046	2.2 g	L6	1974	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 053458	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 86027	2.2 g	L6	1986	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00745	2.2 g	L6	2000	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052683	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 051590	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 82089	2.2 g	L6	1982	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 054350	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 96146	2.2 g	L6	1996	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022334	2.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090538	2.2 g	L6	2009	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 90225	2.2 g	L6	1990	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 90448	2.2 g	L6	1990	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93603	2.2 g	L6	1993	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 90548	2.2 g	L6	1990	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 94463	2.2 g	L6	1994	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 87797	2.2 g	L6	1987	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 96110	2.2 g	L6	1996	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090256	2.2 g	L6	2009	Found	—
Dominion Range 08342	2.2 g	L6	2008	Found	—
Grove Mountains 022545	2.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Reckling Peak 92441	2.2 g	L6	1992	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 90715	2.2 g	L6	1990	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 054647	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022250	2.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 053984	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75147	2.2 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 793454	2.2 g	L6	1979	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052444	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 050391	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022265	2.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 053229	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021637	2.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021184	2.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75181	2.2 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052111	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 050184	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 791953	2.2 g	L6	1979	Found	Antarctica
Lucerne Valley 042	2.2 g	L6	2004	Found	United States
Grove Mountains 022056	2.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 053997	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052362	2.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 791086	2.2 g	L6	1979	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021971	2.2 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