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 053625	1.3 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 053203	1.3 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 81043	1.3 g	L6	1981	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75230	1.3 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75044	1.2 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 02718	1.2 g	L6	2002	Found	—
Grove Mountains 023261	1.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022357	1.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022434	1.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 023248	1.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75067	1.2 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 053006	1.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Frontier Mountain 01064	1.2 g	L6	2001	Found	Antarctica
Dominion Range 08379	1.2 g	L6	2008	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 90983	1.2 g	L6	1990	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022337	1.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052159	1.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Allan Hills 85078	1.2 g	L6	1985	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 794026	1.2 g	L6	1979	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090533	1.2 g	L6	2009	Found	—
Grove Mountains 053007	1.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090513	1.2 g	L6	2009	Found	—
Miller Range 07604	1.2 g	L6	2007	Found	—
Reckling Peak 92432	1.2 g	L6	1992	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93632	1.2 g	L6	1993	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090326	1.2 g	L6	2009	Found	—
MacKay Glacier 05246	1.2 g	L6	2005	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 90985	1.2 g	L6	1990	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 02146	1.2 g	L6	2002	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 054522	1.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93085	1.2 g	L6	1993	Found	Antarctica
Pecora Escarpment 91353	1.2 g	L6	1991	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022359	1.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090307	1.2 g	L6	2009	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93682	1.2 g	L6	1993	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93099	1.2 g	L6	1993	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 96256	1.2 g	L6	1996	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 96323	1.2 g	L6	1996	Found	Antarctica
Reckling Peak 92431	1.2 g	L6	1992	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93601	1.2 g	L6	1993	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052917	1.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 793330	1.2 g	L6	1979	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021633	1.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052456	1.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 052748	1.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 793311	1.2 g	L6	1979	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 051094	1.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020922	1.2 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 054137	1.2 g	L6	2006	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 054298	1.2 g	L6	2006	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