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 020141	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022360	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021634	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020333	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 024241	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Allan Hills 85050	0.9 g	L6	1985	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 96120	0.9 g	L6	1996	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07640	0.9 g	L6	2007	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 92142	0.9 g	L6	1992	Found	Antarctica
Allan Hills A81311	0.9 g	L6	1981	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090371	0.9 g	L6	2009	Found	—
Grove Mountains 023246	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
David Glacier 92305	0.9 g	L6	1992	Found	Antarctica
Geologists Range 99122	0.9 g	L6	1999	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 92141	0.9 g	L6	1992	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 97734	0.9 g	L6	1997	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020820	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 90561	0.9 g	L6	1990	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090425	0.9 g	L6	2009	Found	—
Miller Range 090306	0.9 g	L6	2009	Found	—
Miller Range 090420	0.9 g	L6	2009	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 87813	0.9 g	L6	1987	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020589	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Queen Alexandra Range 93490	0.9 g	L6	1993	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090373	0.9 g	L6	2009	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 96233	0.9 g	L6	1996	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 05148	0.9 g	L6	2005	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 90820	0.9 g	L6	1990	Found	Antarctica
Frontier Mountain 01097	0.9 g	L6	2001	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07319	0.9 g	L6	2007	Found	—
Frontier Mountain 01079	0.9 g	L6	2001	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 090350	0.9 g	L6	2009	Found	—
Grove Mountains 021650	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021216	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021188	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022636	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 024248	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75054	0.9 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 793271	0.9 g	L6	1979	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020801	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 793486	0.9 g	L6	1979	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020337	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75213	0.9 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 024251	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 791593	0.9 g	L6	1979	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 023118	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Lucerne Valley 058	0.9 g	L6	2006	Found	United States
Grove Mountains 020183	0.9 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Frontier Mountain 03093	0.9 g	L6	2004	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 023146	0.8 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