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 022646	0.5 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020365	0.5 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022718	0.5 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020385	0.5 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 021233	0.5 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 023711	0.5 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020384	0.5 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 023895	0.5 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020386	0.5 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Camel Donga 035	0.5 g	L6	1994	Found	Australia
Grove Mountains 021771	0.5 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022495	0.5 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75240	0.5 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 020942	0.4 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022077	0.4 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Grove Mountains 022346	0.4 g	L6	2003	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75036	0.4 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75246	0.4 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75237	0.4 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75252	0.4 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Camel Donga 036	0.4 g	L6	1994	Found	Australia
Biduna Blowhole 003	0.4 g	L6	2011	Found	Australia
Miller Range 07491	0.4 g	L6	2007	Found	—
Miller Range 090422	0.4 g	L6	2009	Found	—
Yamato 793440	0.4 g	L6	1979	Found	Antarctica
Camel Donga 022	0.4 g	L6	1994	Found	Australia
Elephant Moraine 96149	0.4 g	L6	1996	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07256	0.4 g	L6	2007	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 92028	0.4 g	L6	1992	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07066	0.4 g	L6	2007	Found	—
Yamato 75244	0.4 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 74185	0.4 g	L6	1974	Found	Antarctica
MacAlpine Hills 02690	0.4 g	L6	2002	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75034	0.3 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75040	0.3 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Camel Donga 031	0.3 g	L6	1994	Found	Australia
Yamato 75251	0.3 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07262	0.3 g	L6	2007	Found	—
Miller Range 07609	0.3 g	L6	2007	Found	—
Queen Alexandra Range 93713	0.3 g	L6	1993	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75254	0.3 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Frontier Mountain 10080	0.3 g	L6	2011	Found	Antarctica
Geologists Range 99126	0.3 g	L6	1999	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031325	0.3 g	L6	2003	Found	—
Allan Hills 83041	0.3 g	L6	1983	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 75255	0.3 g	L6	1975	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07072	0.3 g	L6	2007	Found	—
Allan Hills 82140	0.3 g	L6	1982	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 04831	0.3 g	L6	2004	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 96203	0.3 g	L6	1996	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