L6 falls
Of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), 254 are classed L6, 24 % of the total; no other class is as common. Their median recovered mass is 3 kg, against 2.9 kg for all falls. The heaviest is Bruderheim (303 kg, 1960). The earliest is Nogata in 860. The most recent is Battle Mountain in 2012.
Bright dots: L6 falls. Faint dots: every other observed fall. Bigger dots carry more recovered mass.
What the label says
L6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body. It belongs to the l chondrites.
Most L6 falls are recorded in the United States (42), India (25), France (20), China (13). The busiest decade for the class is the 1920s, with 18 falls.
Every L6 fall
| Year | Fall | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 860 | Nogata | Japan | 472 g |
| 1768 | Lucé | France | 3.5 kg |
| 1768 | Mauerkirchen | Austria | 19 kg |
| 1787 | Kharkov | Ukraine | 1.5 kg |
| 1795 | Wold Cottage | United Kingdom | 25 kg |
| 1803 | Apt | France | 3.2 kg |
| 1803 | L'Aigle | France | 37 kg |
| 1804 | Bocas | Mexico | 56 g |
| 1804 | High Possil | United Kingdom | 4.5 kg |
| 1808 | Lissa | Czech Republic | 13 kg |
| 1808 | Moradabad | India | 70 g |
| 1811 | Berlanguillas | Spain | 1.4 kg |
| 1811 | Kuleschovka | Ukraine | 6 kg |
| 1812 | Chantonnay | France | 32 kg |
| 1814 | Bachmut | Ukraine | 18 kg |
| 1814 | Gurram Konda | India | 28 g |
| 1815 | Durala | India | 13 kg |
| 1818 | Zaborzika | Ukraine | 3.9 kg |
| 1822 | Futtehpur | India | 4 kg |
| 1826 | Pavlograd | Ukraine | 40 kg |
| 1827 | Drake Creek | United States | 5 kg |
| 1827 | Mhow | India | 350 g |
| 1829 | Deal | United States | 28 g |
| 1829 | Forsyth | United States | 16 kg |
| 1829 | Krasnoi-Ugol | Russia | 2.4 kg |
| 1830 | Launton | United Kingdom | 1.1 kg |
| 1831 | Vouillé | France | 20 kg |
| 1836 | Mascombes | France | 1 kg |
| 1837 | Esnandes | France | 1.5 kg |
| 1838 | Montlivault | France | 500 g |
| 1841 | Château-Renard | France | 30 kg |
| 1841 | St. Christophe-la-Chartreuse | France | 5.5 kg |
| 1842 | Aumieres | France | 2 kg |
| 1842 | Milena | Croatia | 10 kg |
| 1843 | Utrecht | Netherlands | 9.7 kg |
| 1846 | Schönenberg | Germany | 8 kg |
| 1847 | Marion (Iowa) | United States | 28 kg |
| 1848 | Castine | United States | 94 g |
| 1848 | Ski | Norway | 850 g |
| 1851 | Quincay | France | 65 g |
| 1853 | Duruma | Kenya | 577 g |
| 1853 | Girgenti | Italy | 18 kg |
| 1854 | Linum | Germany | 1.9 kg |
| 1855 | Oesel | Estonia | 6 kg |
| 1855 | St. Denis Westrem | Belgium | 700 g |
| 1857 | Les Ormes | France | 125 g |
| 1857 | Stavropol | Russia | 1.5 kg |
| 1858 | Kakowa | Romania | 577 g |
| 1859 | Harrison County | United States | 680 g |
| 1860 | Kheragur | India | 450 g |
| 1860 | Kusiali | India | 5 g |
| 1860 | New Concord | United States | 230 kg |
| 1863 | Buschhof | Romania | 5 kg |
| 1863 | Shytal | Bangladesh | 3.2 kg |
| 1863 | Tourinnes-la-Grosse | Belgium | 15 kg |
| 1864 | Dolgovoli | Ukraine | 1.6 kg |
| 1864 | Nerft | Latvia | 10 kg |
| 1865 | Aumale | Algeria | 50 kg |
| 1868 | Danville | United States | 2 kg |
| 1868 | Pnompehn | Cambodia | 96 g |
| 1868 | Sauguis | France | 4 kg |
| 1869 | Lumpkin | United States | 340 g |
| 1873 | Aleppo | Syria | 3.2 kg |
| 1873 | Virba | Bulgaria | 3.6 kg |
| 1877 | Bhagur | India | 18 g |
| 1878 | Dandapur | India | 5.7 kg |
| 1878 | Mern | Denmark | 4 kg |
| 1878 | Rakovka | Russia | 9 kg |
| 1879 | Kalumbi | India | 4.5 kg |
| 1879 | La Bécasse | France | 2.8 kg |
| 1879 | Tenham | Australia | 160 kg |
| 1881 | Grossliebenthal | Ukraine | 8 kg |
| 1881 | Middlesbrough | United Kingdom | 1.6 kg |
| 1881 | Pacula | Mexico | 3.4 kg |
| 1882 | Pirgunje | Bangladesh | 842 g |
| 1883 | Alfianello | Italy | 228 kg |
| 1883 | St. Caprais-de-Quinsac | France | 360 g |
| 1885 | Chandpur | India | 1.1 kg |
| 1886 | Kyushu | Japan | 45 kg |
| 1887 | Lalitpur | India | 372 g |
| 1889 | Lundsgård | Sweden | 11 kg |
| 1892 | Bansur | India | 15 kg |
| 1893 | Bherai | India | 100 g |
| 1893 | Pricetown | United States | 900 g |
| 1893 | Zabrodje | Belarus | 3 kg |
| 1894 | Bori | India | 8.6 kg |
| 1894 | Fisher | United States | 18 kg |
| 1894 | Los Martinez | Spain | 25 g |
| 1896 | Atemajac | Mexico | 94 g |
| 1896 | Lesves | Belgium | 2 kg |
| 1896 | Madrid | Spain | 400 g |
| 1897 | Gambat | Pakistan | 6.4 kg |
| 1897 | Meuselbach | Germany | 870 g |
| 1897 | Zavid | Serbia | 95 kg |
| 1898 | Andover | United States | 3.2 kg |
| 1899 | Zomba | Malawi | 7.5 kg |
| 1900 | Leonovka | Russia | 700 g |
| 1900 | Ofehértó | Hungary | 3.8 kg |
| 1900 | Ovambo | Namibia | 122 g |
| 1901 | Phillips County (stone) | United States | 58 kg |
| 1902 | Achiras | Argentina | 780 g |
| 1902 | Bath Furnace | United States | 86 kg |
| 1902 | Kamsagar | India | 1.3 kg |
| 1903 | Jackalsfontein | South Africa | 48 kg |
| 1903 | Rich Mountain | United States | 668 g |
| 1903 | Valdinizza | Italy | 1 kg |
| 1905 | Karkh | Pakistan | 22 kg |
| 1905 | Modoc (1905) | United States | 35 kg |
| 1906 | Diep River | South Africa | 1 kg |
| 1908 | Kagarlyk | Ukraine | 1.9 kg |
| 1909 | Blanket | United States | 5.1 kg |
| 1909 | Gifu | Japan | 14 kg |
| 1910 | Baroti | India | 4.5 kg |
| 1910 | St. Michel | Finland | 17 kg |
| 1911 | Demina | Russia | 16 kg |
| 1912 | Leeuwfontein | South Africa | 460 g |
| 1914 | Kisvarsány | Hungary | 1.6 kg |
| 1914 | Kuttippuram | India | 45 kg |
| 1916 | Baxter | United States | 611 g |
| 1916 | Renqiu | China | 355 g |
| 1916 | Sinai | Egypt | 1.5 kg |
| 1917 | Colby (Wisconsin) | United States | 104 kg |
| 1917 | Cranganore | India | 1.5 kg |
| 1917 | Independence | United States | 880 g |
| 1917 | Nan Yang Pao | China | 53 kg |
| 1917 | Sediköy | Turkey | 240 g |
| 1917 | Strathmore | United Kingdom | 13 kg |
| 1917 | Troup | United States | 1 kg |
| 1919 | Raoyang | China | 4.9 kg |
| 1921 | Shikarpur | India | 3.7 kg |
| 1921 | Tuan Tuc | Vietnam | 13 kg |
| 1922 | Baldwyn | United States | 345 g |
| 1922 | Nagai | Japan | 1.8 kg |
| 1923 | Ashdon | United Kingdom | 1.3 kg |
| 1923 | Nakhon Pathom | Thailand | 23 kg |
| 1924 | Forksville | United States | 6.1 kg |
| 1924 | Muraid | Bangladesh | 4.7 kg |
| 1924 | Santa Isabel | Argentina | 5.5 kg |
| 1924 | Success | United States | 3.5 kg |
| 1925 | Aïr | Niger | 24 kg |
| 1926 | Ojuelos Altos | Spain | 5.8 kg |
| 1927 | Mamra Springs | Kazakhstan | 1 kg |
| 1927 | Tilden | United States | 75 kg |
| 1928 | Narellan | Australia | 368 g |
| 1928 | Oterøy | Norway | 246 g |
| 1929 | Rewari | India | 3.3 kg |
| 1929 | Tauk | Iraq | 6 kg |
| 1930 | Aguada | Argentina | 1.6 kg |
| 1930 | Moorleah | Australia | 8.9 kg |
| 1930 | Oldenburg (1930) | Germany | 17 kg |
| 1932 | Kuznetzovo | Russia | 4 kg |
| 1932 | Prambachkirchen | Austria | 2.1 kg |
| 1933 | Noyan-Bogdo | Mongolia | 250 g |
| 1933 | Pervomaisky | Russia | 66 kg |
| 1933 | Zemaitkiemis | Lithuania | 44 kg |
| 1935 | Madiun | Indonesia | 400 g |
| 1935 | Perpeti | Bangladesh | 23 kg |
| 1937 | Kaptal-Aryk | Kazakhstan | 3.5 kg |
| 1937 | Putinga | Brazil | 300 kg |
| 1937 | Rangala | India | 3.2 kg |
| 1937 | Tauti | Romania | 21 kg |
| 1938 | Aztec | United States | 2.8 kg |
| 1938 | Kukschin | Ukraine | 2.2 kg |
| 1938 | Lavrentievka | Russia | 800 g |
| 1940 | Ramnagar | India | 3.8 kg |
| 1942 | Kamalpur | India | 2.8 kg |
| 1942 | Maziba | Uganda | 5 kg |
| 1943 | Duwun | South Korea | 2.1 kg |
| 1943 | Leedey | United States | 52 kg |
| 1944 | Mike | Hungary | 224 g |
| 1945 | Atoka | United States | 1.4 kg |
| 1946 | Bursa | Turkey | 25 kg |
| 1946 | Walters | United States | 28 kg |
| 1947 | Git-Git | Nigeria | 480 g |
| 1947 | Långhalsen | Sweden | 2.3 kg |
| 1949 | Akaba | Jordan | 779 g |
| 1949 | Karewar | Nigeria | 180 g |
| 1949 | Kunashak | Russia | 200 kg |
| 1949 | Mezel | France | 1.3 kg |
| 1950 | Patrimonio | Brazil | 2.1 kg |
| 1952 | Zavetnoe | Russia | 800 g |
| 1955 | Karloowala | Pakistan | 3 kg |
| 1956 | Hotse | China | 180 g |
| 1956 | Paranaiba | Brazil | 100 kg |
| 1956 | San Pedro de Quiles | Chile | 282 g |
| 1958 | Ramsdorf | Germany | 4.7 kg |
| 1959 | Kandahar (Afghanistan) | Afghanistan | 299 g |
| 1959 | St.-Chinian | France | 134 g |
| 1960 | Bruderheim | Canada | 303 kg |
| 1960 | Woolgorong | Australia | 36 kg |
| 1961 | Harleton | United States | 8.4 kg |
| 1962 | Dosso | Niger | 1.2 kg |
| 1962 | Kiel | Germany | 738 g |
| 1963 | Inner Mongolia | China | 3 kg |
| 1963 | Peace River | Canada | 46 kg |
| 1963 | Usti Nad Orlici | Czech Republic | 1.3 kg |
| 1964 | Granes | France | 9 kg |
| 1964 | Çanakkale | Turkey | 4 kg |
| 1967 | Denver | United States | 230 g |
| 1967 | Tathlith | Saudi Arabia | 2.5 kg |
| 1969 | Suchy Dul | Czech Republic | 815 g |
| 1970 | Nejo | Ethiopia | 2.5 kg |
| 1970 | Tillaberi | Niger | 3 kg |
| 1971 | Wethersfield (1971) | United States | 350 g |
| 1974 | Stratford | United States | 50 g |
| 1975 | Tambakwatu | Indonesia | 11 kg |
| 1976 | Junan | China | 950 g |
| 1976 | Ruhobobo | Rwanda | 466 g |
| 1976 | Sheyang | China | 605 g |
| 1977 | Louisville | United States | 1.3 kg |
| 1978 | Chitenay | France | 4 kg |
| 1979 | Jartai | China | 21 kg |
| 1980 | Guangrao | China | 1.9 kg |
| 1981 | Machinga | Malawi | 93 kg |
| 1981 | Salem | United States | 61 g |
| 1982 | Wethersfield (1982) | United States | 2.8 kg |
| 1983 | Maryville | United States | 1.4 kg |
| 1984 | Aomori | Japan | 320 g |
| 1984 | Claxton | United States | 1.5 kg |
| 1984 | Gashua | Nigeria | 4.2 kg |
| 1984 | Jumapalo | Indonesia | 32 kg |
| 1985 | La Criolla | Argentina | 45 kg |
| 1986 | Kokubunji | Japan | 12 kg |
| 1986 | Lanxi | China | 1.3 kg |
| 1986 | Suizhou | China | 260 kg |
| 1989 | El Idrissia | Algeria | 10 kg |
| 1989 | Sfax | Tunisia | 7 kg |
| 1989 | Uchkuduk | Uzbekistan | 1 kg |
| 1991 | Glatton | United Kingdom | 767 g |
| 1992 | Mihonoseki | Japan | 6.4 kg |
| 1993 | El Tigre | Mexico | 5 kg |
| 1993 | Songyuan | China | 37 kg |
| 1994 | Coleman | United States | 469 g |
| 1994 | Devri-Khera | India | 1.1 kg |
| 1995 | Neagari | Japan | 420 g |
| 1998 | Chadong | China | 3.7 kg |
| 1998 | Kitchener | Canada | 203 g |
| 1999 | Dunbogan | Australia | 30 g |
| 1999 | Katagum | Nigeria | 1.5 kg |
| 1999 | Leighlinbridge | Ireland | 271 g |
| 2001 | Beni M'hira | Tunisia | 19 kg |
| 2002 | Maromandia | Madagascar | 6 kg |
| 2002 | San Michele | Italy | 237 g |
| 2003 | Boumdeid (2003) | Mauritania | 190 g |
| 2004 | Villalbeto de la Peña | Spain | 3.5 kg |
| 2008 | Berduc | Argentina | 270 g |
| 2008 | Santa Lucia (2008) | Argentina | 4 kg |
| 2009 | Ash Creek | United States | 9.5 kg |
| 2009 | Jesenice | Slovenia | 3.7 kg |
| 2010 | Lorton | United States | 330 g |
| 2011 | Boumdeid (2011) | Mauritania | 3.6 kg |
| 2011 | Sołtmany | Poland | 1.1 kg |
| 2011 | Thika | Kenya | 14 kg |
| 2012 | Battle Mountain | United States | 2.9 kg |