L's..ARN's History of Meteorites © 1996,2006 Astronomical Research Network La Banderia.................................24'21' N., 102'10 W. Zacatecas, Mexico Found 1986 Stone. Ordinary chondrite (LL5) A stone of 54.3g was found in the open desert near the village La Banderia.
La Becasse..................................47'5' N., 1'45' E. Dun le Pi5elier, Indre, France Fell 1879, January 31, 1230 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After detonations, a stone of 2.8kg was seen to fall . Laborel.....................................44'17' N., 5'35' E. Drome, France Fell 1871, June 14, 2000 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Two stones, one of about 2kg and the other of 91g, appear to have fallen, but were not discovered (or made known) until 1895 . Lac Dodon...................................45'57', 73'55' W. Montcalm County, Quebec , Canada Found 1993 , summer Iron (coarse octahedrite 1.34 mm , IAB ) An iron of 800 g was found by Roland Octernaud of Montreal while walking on his rural property in the company of a geologist friend, who suggested that the object was a meteorite. Analysis, 8.64% Ni . La Caille...................................43'44' N., 6'47' E. Grasse, Alpes Maritimes, France Found 1828, recognized in this year Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.1mm) (IRANOM). A mass of 626kg was used for about two centuries as a seat in front of the church of La Caille. It was recognized as meteoritic in 1828. It was said to have been brought from the mountain of Audibergue, about 6 miles SE. of La Caille. Most of the specimens have been heated to I000C, but the Paris material appears to be undamaged. Chemically anomalous, analysis, 9.11 %Ni, 13.7 ppm.Ga, 21.5 ppm.Ge, 9.7 ppm.Ir . La Charca...................................20'40' N., 101'17' W. Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico Fell 1878, June 11, 1130 hrs Stone. Chondrite. A stone of 399g fell 5 miles from Irapuato. The stone is said to be in the College of Guanajuato. La Colina...................................37'20' S., 61'32' W. Gen. Lamadrid dept., Buenos Aires province, Argentina Fell 1924, March 19, 2330 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). After the appearance of light, and detonations, a stone of 2kg fell on a ranch near La Colina. La Criolla..................................31'14' S., 58'10' W. La Criolla, Entre Rios province, Argentina Fell January 6, 1985, 1815 hrs Stone. Olivine hypersthene ( L6 ) . Found after a bright fireball and many detonations, tens of meteorites fell over a 7 x 10 km elliposid area east of Estancion La Criolla. The total mass recovered was 35 kg . Three fragments weighed 6.1 kg, 1.95 kg and 750 grams. Ladder Creek................................38'37' N., 101'38' W. Greeley County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1937, July Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). Many fragments totalling 35.lkg were found, A 1.108kg fragment in Tempe (Arizona State Univ.) is a hypersthene chondrite and so is ascribed to this fall and not to Horace . The smaller of the two Horace stones mentioned . La Esmeralda................................27º4'N 103º26'W Coahuila, Mexico Found 1999 June or July Ordinary chondrite (L6) A 483 g stone was found by a rancher and recognized as a meteorite by Padre Jaime Lienert. Classification and mineralogy (A. Rubin, UCLA): olivine, Fa25.1±0.4; shock stage, S2; weathering grade W4. Specimens: Main mass, John and Marcella Hopkins, 1765 Soledad Way, San Diego, CA 92109, USA; type specimen, 16 g, UCLA. La Escondida................................24'20'30' N., 102'4'30' W. near Nuevo Mercurio, Zacatecas, Mexico Found 1979, March Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A single mass of 8.2g was found about 14 km NNE. of Nuevo Mercurio village during the search for specimens of the Nuevo Mercurio fall . Lafayette...................................39'59' N., 105'5' W. Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1908, before this year Iron. Ataxite, Ni-rich?. A piece weighing 11 g in the Geological Collection of the Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, was analysed, 59.4 %Ni, It appears to have been all consumed in the analysis, as no specimen is now in the Univ. of Colorado. Lafayette...................................40'25' N., 86'53' W. Tippecanoe County, Indiana, U.S.A. Found 1931, before this year Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Nakhlite (ACANOM). A mass of about 800g was noticed by O.C. Farrington in 1931 in the geological collections in Purdue Univ. The stone is very fresh and similar to Nakhla. It may be part of that fall. K-Ar age, 1600 m.y. Distinct from Nakhla and Govemador Valadares . Mars Rock La Grange...................................38'24' N., 85'22' W. Oldham County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Found 1860 Iron, Octahedrite, fine (0.27mm) (IVA). A mass if 112lb was found. Analysis, 7.4 % Ni, 2.07 ppm.Ga, 0. 115 ppm.Ge, 2.3 ppm.Ir Description; cold worked with troilite injected along fissures . Laguna Manantiales..........................48'35' S., 67'25' W. Deseado department, Santa Cruz, Argentina Found 1945 Iron. One mass of 92kg was found by Sr. A. Naves. Main mass, held by the finder . Lahamada......................................~27'10' N., 9'30' W. Western Sahara Found 1998 Ordinary chondrite (H6) Many fragments totaling 7.36kg were found in the Lahmada region near Zag. The three largest pieces fit forming a mass of 3.08kg. Breccia containing shock veins, Shock stage S3, weathering grade W3. Lahoma.......................................36'23'N., 98'5' W. Lahoma, Oaklahoma, USA Found 1963 recognized Jan. 1999 Ordinary chondrite (L5) A 21.81kg stone was found by a famer while ploughing his field. Kept in a rock garden for 35 years, the Astronomical Research Network aquired it and the main mass is on display. Fresh green interior little free metal visible except triolite, and well formed chondrules. Fusion crust is very weathered and some secondary crust. Oriented stone contains black shock veins and many dark inclusions. Main Mass and info. Kenneth Regelman Astronomical Research Network My son Matthew and Lahoma Lahrauli....................................26'47' N., 82'43' E. Basti district, Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 1955, March 24, 1100 hrs, approx. Stone. Achondrite, Ca-poor. Ureilite (AURE). The original mass is not known but a fragment of 650g was analysed . L'Aigle.....................................48'46' N., 0'38' E. Ome, France Fell 1803, April 26, 1300 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), brecciated. After the appearance of a fireball, followed by detonations. A shower of stones, estimated at 2000-3000 in number and of aggregate weight about 37kg. The largest weighing about 9kg, fell within an area of 6 X 2.5 miles. The detailed report of the phenomena first established beyond doubt the fact of the fall of stones from outer space. Analysis, 21.65 % total iron . Lakangaon...................................21'52' N., 76'2' E. Nimar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India Fell 1910, November 24, 1800 hrs Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite (AEUC). After the appearance of a flash of light, followed by a trail of smoke and detonations, a stone fell, portions of which weighing 125g and 87.5g were collected. Analysis, 17.74 % total iron . Lake Bonney.................................37'45' S., 140'18' E. South Australia, Australia Found 1961, October Stone. Otivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). Four stones were found, the largest 1.96kg, total 2.8kg. A fifth stone found 42 miles away was originally thought to belong to the same fall but is distinct and is named Nora Creina. Analysis, 20.63 % total iron . Lake Brown..................................31' S., 118'30' E. County Avon, Western Australia, Australia Found 1919 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A stone of 21.5lb was found, A second mass of 13.6kg, originally named Lake Moore, is now ascribed to this fall. Lake Frome 001 - 005.......................30'42'38.2' S, 140'09'5.1'E South Australia, Australia Found 1992 Five stones were found within a distance of 3Km, the coordinates given are thoes of Lake Frome. Main mass Blaine Reed . Lake Frome 001 32.5g H5 Lake Frome 002 201g H5 Lake Frome 003 5g H6 Lake Frome 004 107g H6 Lake Frome 005 54g L5 Lake Grace..................................33'4' S., 118'13' E. Western Australia, Australia Found 1956 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A mass of 10,5kg was found while ploughing 3 miles NNW. of Tarin Rock Siding . Lake Labyrinth..............................30'32' S., 134'45' E. South Australia, Australia Found 1924, probably fell 1924 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL6), xenolithic. Meteorite fragments were found by Mr. B. Austin in 1924 about two weeks after the probable fall. Most material (57lb of fragments) was collected in 1934 by Mr R. Bedford from 8 miles north of Peela well, Wilgena station. The original weight was probably about 75lb and the probable date of fall about 5 February, 1924. Analysis, 20.46 % total iron . Lake Machattie..............................24'50'S, 139'48' E Near Lake Machattie,Queensland,Australia Found May 1988 Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H5) A single weathered mass weighing 2.6 kg was found at the site of a road. Main mass Robert Haag . Lake Murray.................................34'6' N., 97'0' W. Carter County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Found 1933, before this year, recognized 1952 Iron. Octahedrite, coarsest (10mm) (IIB). A 590lb mass with an iron-shale coating up to 6 inches thick was found in a gully. Analysis, 6.3 %Ni, 53.9 ppm.Ga, 141 ppm.Ge, 0.018 ppm.Ir . Laketon.....................................35'34' N., 100'40' W. Gray County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1937 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). Two fragments were found, 3.6kg together . Lake Torrens................................31'02' S., 138'04' E. South Australia Found 1989 Stone Ordinary Chondrite ( L6 ) Two stones of 866g and 40 g were found. Main mass with Swiss Meteorite Lab. Lakeview....................................34'32' N., 101'42' W. Swisher County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1970 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). A very weathered mass of 1238g was found at the edge of a field 8.4 km SW. of Tulia. Lakewood....................................32'37'47 N., 104'21' W Eddy County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1955, recognized 1966 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). One weathered stone was found at a depth of about 0.8m. Fragments totalling 46.5kg were recovered, but the stone was originally much larger . La Lande....................................34'27' N., 104'8' W De Baca County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1933 Stone. Olivinc-hypersthcne chondrite (L5). There has been some confusion between this fall and Melros (a). H.H. Nininger first reported that four stones, totalling 20.382kg had been found on the surface at La Lande, 26 miles west of Melrose, and attributed them to the same fall as Melrose (a), H.H. Nininger, Am. Miner., 1934. Later he found evidence that the La Lande and Melrose (a) masses were distinct, and that the La Lande find included two quite distinct falls, which he named La Lande and Taiban . The total known weight of the La Lande fall is 30kg, but it is not clear how many stones this includes. Rare gas contents indicate that some La Lande,Melrose (a) and Taiban individuals belong to the same fall, but that some material ascribed to Taiban is distinct . Lalitpur....................................24'27' N., 78'34' E. Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 1887, April 7, 1030 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), brecciated, veined. After detonations, a stone was seen to fall and break into pieces, eight of which, weighing 372g, were recovered, specimen is a nearly complete stone. At least two stones appear to have fallen. Lamesa......................................32'53' N., 101'53' W. Dawson County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1981 Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.3mm) (IIICD). A single mass of 16.9kg was found 16 km north and 3 km west of Lamesa. Classification, analysis, paired with Carleton , 13.7 %Ni, 13.3 ppm.Ga, 11.8 ppm.Ge, 0.041 ppm.Ir . Lamont Lamont, Kansas, USA Found 1965 recognized 1995 Mesosiderite A single mass of 37 kg was found by a farmer in 1965 but not recgonized untill December 1995. One half was purchased by Robert Haag and Marvin Killgore, the other half by UCLA and the Smithsonian Lancaster County............................40'40' N., 96'45' W. Nebraska, U.S.A. Found 1903, known in this year Iron. Octahedrite?. A mass of 13kg was received by the Nebraska Geol. Surv. in 1903. Its present repository is not known. Lance.......................................47'42' N., 1'4' E. Vendome, Loir-et-Cher, France Fell 1872, July 23, 1720 hrs Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type III (CO3). After the appearance of a fireball and detonations, a shower of stones fell, of which six were recovered. The total weight was about 51.7kg and the largest stone weighed 47kg. Analysis, 25.58 % total iron, Perovskite-spinel chondrule . Lancon......................................43'45' N., 5'7' E. Bouches du Rhone, France Fell 1897, June 20, 2030 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), veined. After light and sound phenomena, a stone or stones fell, of total weight probably about 7kg (the De Mauroy Collection in 1909 contained 5.8kg, the largest piece weighing 4.4kg). Analysis, 27.2 % total iron . Landes......................................38'54' N., 79'11' W. Grant County, West Virginia, U.S.A. Found 1930, approx., recognized 1968 Iron. Octahedrite, with silicate inclusions (IA). A 69.8kg individual was found about a mile east of Landes Post Office. Silicate mineralogy, Odessa type, Structurally anomalous. Analysis of metal, 6.31 %Ni, 88.7 ppm.Ga, 414 ppm.Ge, 2.9 ppm. Ir. Landor......................................25'40' S., 117' E. Western Australia, Australia Found 1931, about Iron. Octahedrite, fine, Several masses, totalling 20lb, were found near the head of Wooramel river, Landor sheep station. Landreth Draw...............................37º15'N 98º8'W Ector County, Texas, USA Found 1955 Ordinary chondrite (H5) A large meteorite was found by Paul G. Rhoades while he was hunting doves on the K-(Kar Bar) Ranch. A piece~50 cm in diameter and ~8 cm thick was kept in the ranch house yard, and a larger piece may also have existed. In 1965, a piece was sent to Dr. R. H. Horton of Washington State University, who then sent a piece to the SI. Classification and mineralogy (T. McCoy, SI): olivine, Fa18.5±0.3; pyroxene, Fs16.3±0.1Wo1.4±0.4; shock stage, S2; weathering grade, W2. Specimens: 630.5 g, SI; location of main mass(es) unknown. L'anghalsen.................................58'51' N., 16'44' E. Vrena, S6derinanland, Sweden Fell 1947, February 6, 1515 hrs, U.T. Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A stone fell on the ice of Lake Langhalson and broke into four pieces weighing together 2.3kg. Analysis, 21.75 % total iron . Langwies....................................46'49' N., 9'43' E. Langwies, canton Graubunden, Switzerland Found May 19, 1985 Stone. Olivine brinzite chondrite (H6) . A single mass of 16.5 grams was found in a glacial moraine by W. Zeitschel. The specimen is partly crusted and weathered. Lanton......................................36'32' N., 91'48' W. Howell County, Missouri, U.S.A. Found 1932 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.1mm) (IIIA). Four rusted fragments were found, totalling 13.78kg. Analysis, 8.28 %Ni. 20.6 ppm.Ga, 39.3 ppm.Ge, 3.5 ppm.Ir , Shock-hardened . Lanxi.......................................46'14'30' N., 126'11'46' W. Hongxing, Lanxi County, Heilongjiang, China Fell June 10, 1986, 1000 hr. Stone Ordinary Chondrite (L6) A single mass weighing 1282 grams was recovered by a farmer from a flax field about 20 minutes after the fall. Lanzenkirchen...............................47'45' N., 16'14' E. Wiener Neustadt, Nieder Osterreich, Austria Fell 1925, August 28, 1925 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4). After appearance of fireball, and detonations, a stone weighing 5kg fell, and was found next day. Another stone of 2kg was found on 7 October, 1925, at Frohsdorf, 2.3 km to the NE. Laochenzhen.................................33'8' N., 115'10' E. Shenqui County, Henan Province, China Fell February 23, 1987, 0300 hr. Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H5) After detonations a single mass weighing 14.25kg fell in Yang-wa village of Laochenzhen town. La Porte....................................41'36' N., 86'43' W. La Porte County, Indiana, U.S.A. Found 1900 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.1mm) (IIIA). Four fragments were found, totalling 14.54kg. The largest 11.56kg. Analysis, 7.88 %Ni, 21.5 ppm.Ga, 43.1 ppm.Ge, 1.4 ppm.Ir. Description, shocked and annealed . La Primitiva................................19'55' S., 69'49' W. Santa Catalina, Tarapaca, Chile Found 1888 Iron. Structurally and chemically anomalous (IRANOM). A mass of 6-8lb was found by a native near the nitrate works of La Primitiva in 1888. In 1903 a mass of 4kg was found embedded in "caliche" at the Angela NitrpLte Co-works about 12 km from La Primitiva, and in 1906 and 1911 two other masses, of 1.5kg and 4.3kg respectively, from the same locality were sent to the BM(NH). The La Primitiva iron described, and analysed, 4.72 %Ni. A further mass of 9kg was found in 1907 on a mountain of the Sierra Gorda, desert of Atacama, Chile, by an Indian. It appears to be a transported fragment of La Primitiva. A sixth mass was discovered in the La Plata Mus. labelled Tarapaca, and weighed 5.4kg. Description; phosphide-rich. Analysis of La Primitiva and "Tarapaca", 4.90 %Ni, 33.3 ppm.Ga, 37.3 ppm.Ge, 0.039 ppm.Ir. La Rinconada................................37'28' N., 6'1' W. Seville, Spain Fell 1934, April 17, or 19 Doubtful. Iron. A mass the size of a chestnut, of iron and iron sulphide, was found after a fire attributed to a meteorite, Very doubtful. Larissa.....................................39'38' N., 22'25' E. Greece Fell 1706, June 7, 1400-1500 hrs Doubtful.. A stone of 17lb is said to have fallen,but the evidence is not conclusive. La Serena Chile Recognized before 1990 Iron, medium octahedrite (IIICD) A 663 g iron was found in the mineral collection of Antonio Alphonso when this was purchased by LSC. Meteorite is sand-blasted and may have originated in the Atacama desert. Analysis 7.62% Ni. Las Colonas.................................22'35' N., 101'59' Zacatacas , Mexico Found November 25, 1994 Achondrite (Howardite) A 148 g oriented stone was found by Scott Williams in a corn field. It is a breccia containing some eucritic material dominanated by diogenitic material. Lasher Creek................................42'50' N., 74'30' W. Montgomery County, New York, LJ.S.A. Found 1948 Iron. A mass of 639.5g was found at Lasher Creek, 5 miles ESE. of Canajoharie (42'50'N., 74'37'W.) . Las Salinas.................................23' S., 69'30' W. Antofagasta, Chile Found 1905 Iron. Octahedrite, medium?. A 3.515kg mass was found in a saltpetre mine near the Antofagasta Calama railway, 144 km from Antofagasta. May be related to Baquedano which is nearby, but the Las Salinas mass has not been properly investigated . Latham......................................29'45' S, 116'26' E Western Australia, Australia Found before 1977 July Ordinary chondrite (L6) An indivual of unknown weight was found by T. Reid in the vicinity of latham. Main mass in the possession of the finder. Laundry East................................31'31' S,, 127'8' E. Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia, Found 1967, March Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H3). One almost complete, weathered stone of 43.1g was found 7 miles east of Laundry Rockhole, which is 25 miles north of Madura . Laundry Rockhole............................31'32' S., 127'1' E. Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia, Found 1967, June Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Thirty-two fragments, of total weight 1443g. The largest weighing 1016g, were found at the SE. comer of the fence enclosing the rockhole . Laundry West................................31'28' S., 126'56' E. Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia Found 1967, March Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4). Five angular, badly weathered fragments, of total weight 201.9g were found 6 miles NW. of Laundry Rockhole (see Laundry East). The fragments were spread over a length of 276 feet . Launton.....................................51'54' N., 1'7' W. Bicester, Oxfordshire, England Fell 1830, February 15, 1930 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. After the appearance of a fireball, followed by a triple detonation, a stone of 2lb 5oz was seen to fall . Laurens County..............................34'30' N., 82'2' W. South Carolina, U.S.A. Found 1857 Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.3mm) (IRANOM). A mass of 4.75lb was found in the NW. corner of Laurens County. Analysis, 12.95 %Ni, 10.5 ppm.Ga, 22.4 ppm.Ge, 7.9 ppm. Ir. Lausanne....................................46'31' N., 6'38' E. Switzerland Fell 1894, September, 2030 hrs Doubtful. Iron. Nickel-free. A mass of about 720g was seen to fall. It contains no nickel and gives a granular structure on etching . La Villa....................................26'16'18' N., 97'54'6' W. Hidalgo County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1956, April Stone. Olivinc-bronzitc chondrite (H4). A weathered mass of 43.5lb was found . Lavrentievka................................52'27' N., 51'34' E. Orenburg, Federated SSR, USSR, Fell 1938, January 11, 1430 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). One mass fell near Lavrentievka, and five pieces were recovered. The total weight recovered is variously given as 781.4g, 794g, 1044g, and 1045g. Analysis, 22.73 % total iron. Lawrence....................................38'58' N., 95'10' W. Douglas County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1928, known in this year Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A small stone of 515g was found NE. of Lawrence. Lazbuddie...................................34'30' N., 102'45' W. Parmer County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1970, recognized 1978 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL5). A single mass of 8.6kg was found during ploughing, 21.6 % total iron . Lea County 001..............................32'2' N., 103'9' W. Lea County, New Mexico , USA Found 1988 Stone Ordinary Chondrite ( H5 ) A single mass was collected as two fragments totalling 489 grams. Lea County 002..............................32'2' N., 103'10' W. Lea County , New Mexico, USA Found 1988 Stone Chondrite , Kakangari type (k3) A single mass weighing 11 grams was found. Lea County 003..............................32º2.6'N 103º9.2'W Lea County, New Mexico, USA Found 1999 October 26 Ordinary chondrite (H4) A 4.59 g chondrite partly covered by black fusion crust was found by T. Mikouchi while he, P. Buchanan, K. Welton, M. Hutchison and R. Hutchison were searching for meteorites near Jal, New Mexico. Classification and mineralogy (T. Mikouchi, JSC): olivine, most grains Fa17-32, one chondrule has Fa1, PMD = 1.4%, CaO content 0.01-0.03 wt%; low-Ca pyroxene, Fs10-41Wo0.5-4, PMD = 2.4%; high-Ca pyroxene, Fs4-17Wo37-48; weathering grade, W3. Specimens: main mass and thin section, UTok; thin section, NHM. Leander.....................................30'36' N., 97'54' W. Williamson County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1940 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L). A mass of 760g was found . Lebedinnyl..................................55'57' N., 125'24' E. Amur, Federated SSR, USSR, Found 1925 Iron. Octahedrite?. Found near the head of the Zeya river, a tributary of the Amur, One mass of 4I0g was found. The mass was in the collection of N.N. Padurov of Leningrad, but has been lost. Leedey......................................35'53' N., 99'20' W. Dewey County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Fell 1943, November 25, 1900 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A shower of stones fell, and more than 20 were recovered. Total known weight about 50kg. Analyses, 22.11 % total iron. Rare earth element abundances . Leeds.......................................46'18' N., 71'20' W. Quebec, Canada Found 1931, recognized in this year Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (1.3mm) (IA). A mass of 1445g is mentioned. Analysis, 7.99 %Ni, 67.1 ppm.Ga, 241 ppm.Ge, 2.1 ppm.Ir. Description, contains silicate inclusions . Leeuwfontein................................25'40' S., 28'22' E. Engelbrecht drift, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa Fell 1912, June 21, 1400 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After detonations a stone of 460g was seen to fall . Lefroy......................................40'44' S., 146'58' E. County Dorset, Tasmania, Australia Found 1904 Iron. A minute piece of 3.3 grains was found in alluvial drift 27 miles NW. of Launceston . Le Gould's Stone............................23'25' S., 148'55' E. Leichhardt district, Queensland, Australia Found 1864, before this year Pseudometeorite.. A mass, 10 inches in diameter, which in its fall had broken a tree, was found two days march beyond the Isaacs River, Very doubtful,. Leighlinbridge..............................52º40'N 6º58'W County Carlow, Ireland Fell 1999 November 28, 22:10 GMT Ordinary chondrite (L6) A bright fireball accompanied by detonations was observed over Carlow on 1999 November 28 A reward was posted by R. Elliott for the first recovered pieces. Four stones totaling 271.4 g (individual masses, 84.7 g, 73.3 g, 65.6 g, 47.9 g) were recovered from the area between 1999 December 12 and 2000 January. Coordinates above refer to the first recovered specimen found at the side of the Leighlinbridge to Bagenalstown road. Classification and mineralogy (J. Bridges and M. Grady, NMH): olivine, Fa24; shock stage, S3. Oxygen isotopes (A. Sexton, OU): d17O = +3.46 ‰, d18O = +4.44 ‰. Specimens: Main masses, Fernlea; type specimens, 4.6 g plus thin section, NHM. Leighton....................................34'35' N., 87'30' W. Colbert County, Alabama, U.S.A. Fell 1907, January 12, 2000 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), breccia, polymict. After the appearance of a fireball, and detonations, a stone of 877g was seen to fall 8 miles S. of Leighton. Contains 'light' material with equilibrated olivine . Leikanger...................................61'16' N., 6'51' E. Sognefjord, Norway Found 1978, July 22 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A single mass of 1513g was found on the Myrdalsbreen glacier, north of Leikanger. Lemmon......................................45'56' N., 102'11 W. Perkins County, South Dakota Found before 1984, recognized 1998 Ordinary Chondrite (H5) An 6.68kg stone was found beside a fence post by a woman, she placed the stone along her driveway border. It was recognized by Shaw while conducting a house to house search for meteorites. Shock stage S1, weathering grade W3. Lenarto.....................................49' N., 21' E. Saros, Slovensko, Czechoslovakia Found 1814 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.2mm) (IIIA). A mass of 108.5kg was found on one of the highest summits of the Carpathians. Analysis, 8.85 %Ni, 21.7 ppm.Ga, 43.5 ppm.Ge, 0.33 ppm.Ir Description, shock-annealed . Lenawee County,.............................41'47'N.,84'11' W. Found 1923 Michigan, U.S.A Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.28mm) (IVA). A mass of 11.5kg was found. Reputed to have fallen in June, 1903, but the corrosion present makes this most unlikely; shocked and annealed . Analysis, 8.42 %Ni, 2.17 ppm.Ga, 0.124 ppm.Ge,18 ppm Ir Leon........................................37'40' N., 96'46' W. Butler County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1943 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). One stone of 30kg was found on a farm 7 miles S. of Leon. Leonovka....................................52'16' N., 32'51' E. Novgorod-Syeversk district, Chemigov Govt., Ukraine, USSR, Fell 1900, August 23, 2100 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). One mass of 700g fell . Leoville....................................38'48' N., 100'25' W. Decatur County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1961, or 1962, recognized 1965 Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type III (CV3). A 1,6kg mass was ploughed up in 1961 or 1962; a 6.5kg mass was found in a farmyard. Analysis, 22.02 % total iron. Magnesium isotopes, references . Le Pressoir.................................47'10' N., 0'26' E. Indrc-ct-Lolf, France Fell 1845, January 25, 1500 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After detonations, a stone of about 3kg was found next day . Leshan......................................29'36' N., 103'42' E. Sichuan, China Found 1964, August, or September Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.5mm) (IIE). A single mass of 344g was found. Analysis, 9.5 %Ni, 21.3 ppm.Ga, 68.9 ppm.Ge, 4.1 ppm. Ir. Leslie......................................34'36'41' N., 100'51'18' W. Hall County, Texas USA Ordinary chondrite (H5) An 895 g stone was found by Mr. John Hancock of Memphis , Texas, in an old native American campsite. Stone is extremely weathered and almost no metal except Fe oxides and calcium sulfate. Les Ormes...................................48'21' N., 3'15' E. Yonne, France Fell 1857, October 1, 1700 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After the appearance of a fireball and detonations, a stone was seen to fall, of which a piece weighing 125g was presented to the French Academy . Lesves......................................50'22' N., 4'44' E. Namur, Belgium Fell 1896, April 13, 0730 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After detonations, a stone of about 2kg was seen to fall . Le Teilleul.................................48'32' N., 0'52' W. Manche, France Fell 1845, July 14, 1500 hrs Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Howardite (AHOW). After detonations, a stone of 780g fell. Lewiston....................................34'00'30' N., 103'36'10' W. Found "1983 recognized " Stone. Olivine bronzite chondrite (H4) . A single mass of 4416 grams was found at an old abandoned house by Eugene Moore. It was possibly used as a door stop. Lexington County............................34' N., 81'15' W. South Carolina, U.S.A. Found 1880 Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.lmm) (IAB). A mass of 10.5lb was found on a farm. Analysis, 6.69 %Ni, 85.4 ppm.Ga, 316 ppm.Ge, 2.3 ppm.Ir. The 969g end-piece in Chicago (FieldMus. Nat. Hist. no. Me 11 14), belongs to group IIIA. Description, inclusion-rich . Liangcheng..................................40'30' N., 112'30' E. Nei Monggol, China Found 1959 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.3mm) (IIIAB). A single mass of 200kg was found. Analysis, 7.9 %Ni, 21.6 ppm.Ga, 45.7 ppm.Ge, 0.5 ppm.Ir . Lichtenberg.................................26'9' S., 26'11' E. Barbania farm, Lichtenberg, Transvaal, South Africa Fell 1973, September 26 Stone. Chondrite. A single mass of 4kg was seen to fall on Barbania farm. Lick Creek..................................35'40' N., 80'15' W. Davidson County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Found 1879 Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA). A mass of 1.24kg was found. Analysis, 5.74 %Ni. Heavily weathered . Lider (a)...................................34'39'18' N., 101'38'24' W. Hale County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1972, recognized in this year Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L). A mass of 2.16kg was found. Lider (b)...................................34'39'18' N., 101'38'24' W. Hale County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1972, recognized in this year Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H). A mass of 1.8kg was found . Lillaverke..................................56'39' N., 15'52' E. Kalmar, Smaland, Sweden Fell 1930, May 11, 1600 hrs Stone. Olivitie-bronzite chondrite (H5), veined. A mass of 6862g fell, N. Zenzen . Lime Creek..................................31'33' N., 87'31' W. Claiborne, Monroe County, Alabama, U.S.A. Found 1834 Limestone Creek Iron. Ataxite, Ni-rich (IRANOM). A mass of irregular shape, 10 inches long by 5 or 6 inches in thickness, was found. The mass was found near Limestone Creek, Claiborne, but the name Lime Creek has been more generally used. Chemically anomalous, 29.1 %Ni, 15.5 ppm.Ga, 28.5 ppm.Ge, 1.1 ppm.Ir. Description; an 800g piece was broken from the mass which was never relocated. Shocked and annealed. Limerick....................................52'34' N., 8'47' W. County Limerick, Ireland Fell 1813, September 10, 0900 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), veined. A shower of stones fell, after detonations, one of 17lb at Scagh, several smaller stones near Adare, one of 65lb at Brasky, and another of 24lb at Faha . Limousin....................................45'36' N., 1'30' E. Haute Vienne, France Fell 1540, April 28 Doubtful.. Two stones, one the size of a barrel, are said to have fallen, but the evidence is not conclusive. Lincoln County..............................39'22' N., 103'10' W. Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1937 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A mass of 498g was found in township 7, range 52W, Lincoln Co. A further mass of about 4kg was also found. Two masses listed . Linum.......................................52'45' N., 12'54' E. Fehrbellin, Potsdam, Germany Fell 1854, September 5, 0800 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L). After detonations, a stone of 1862g fell. Analysis, 22.37 % total iron . Linville....................................35'52' N., 81'55' W. Burke County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Found 1882 Iron. Ataxite, Ni-rich (IRANOM). A mass of 442g was found on Linville Mountain. Analysis, 15.8 %Ni,7.5 ppm.Ga, 16.1 ppm.Ge, 0.012 ppm.Ir. Artificially reheated . Linwood.....................................41'26' N., 96'58' W. Butler County, Nebraska, U.S.A. Found 1940, or 1941 Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.8mm), with silicate inclusions (IA). A mass of 46kg was harrowed up near Linwood. Silicate inclusions are Odessa-type. Analysis of the metal, 6.4 %Ni, 90.4 ppm.Ga, 374 ppm.Ge, 2.7 ppm.Ir. Description, plastically deformed . Lipovsky....................................49'5' N., 42'31' E. Ust-Medvyeditsk, Federated SSR, USSR, Found 1904, known in this year Stony-iron. Pallasite (PAL). A mass of about 3.5kg was found. Analysis of the metal, 7.78 %Ni . Lishui......................................31'38' N., 118'59' E. Lishui County, Jiangsu, China Fell 1978, September 10, 1600 hrs Stone, Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). A single mass of 498g was recovered. Analysis, 23.26 % total iron . Lismore.....................................35'57' S., 143'20' E. Victoria, Australia Found 1959, November Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IIIA?). One mass of nearly 10kg was found. Present whereabouts not known Lissa.......................................50'12' N., 14'51' E. Bunzlau, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia Fell 1808, September 3, 1530 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. After detonations, four, possibly five, stones fell, two at Wustra and two at Strataw. The total weight of these four stones was about 10.4kg. The largest weighing about 3kg . Little Piney................................37'55' N., 92'5' W. Pulaski County, Missouri, U.S.A. Fell 1839, February 13, 1530 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5), xenolithic. After the appearance of a fireball, followed by detonations, a stone of about 50lb, which had struck an oak tree, was found 2 miles from Pine Bluff and 10 miles from Little Piney . Little River (a)............................38'23' N., 98'1' W. Rice County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1967, recognized 1968 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). The smaller, 4.4kg, of two stones found in the area, originally assigned to a single fall but now distinguished on textural grounds. Little River (b)............................38'26.4' N., 98'4' W. Rice County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1965, recognized 1968 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4-5). The larger, 11.7kg, of two stones found in the area, now distinguished on textural grounds . Little Rock..................................34'31' N., 117'59' W. Palmdale, California, U.S.A. Found 1979, April Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). A single mass of 19.05kg (42lbs) was found on farm land at Littlerock . Livingston..................................45'36' N., 110'35' W. Park County, Montana, U.S.A. Found 1936, October Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.95mm) (IIIA). A mass of 1.6kg was found in an American indian grave. Analysis, 7.22 %Ni, 19.6 ppm.Ga, 35.4 ppm.Ge, 9.3 ppm.Ir. Description, shock-hardened . Livingston..................................36'25' N., 85'15' W. Overton County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Found 1937 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (IRANOM). A mass of about 30lb as found, but has been lost, except for fragments totalling 235g. Chemically anomalous, analysis, 6.64 %Ni, 45.3 ppm.Ga, 250 ppm.Ge, 0.73 ppm.Ir . Description carbon-rich, partially recrystrilised; annealed . Lixna.......................................56'0' N., 26'26' E Dvinsk, Latvian SSR, USSR, Fell 1820, July 12, 1730 hrs Liksna, Lipno, Lixsna, Uszwalda Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4), veined. After the appearance of a fireball (moving from S. to N.), and detonations, a stone of about 40lb was seen to fall at the village of Lasdany; other stones fell into water and were not recovered . Loch Tay....................................56'32' N., 4'10' W. Scotland Fell 1802, September Doubtful.. Several stones are said to have fallen, but the evidence is not conclusive. Lockney.....................................34'9' N., 101'18' W. Floyd County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1944, recognized in this year Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A stone of 824g was found . Locust Grove................................33'20' N., 84'6' W. Henry County, Georgia, U.S.A. Found 1857 Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA). A mass of 10kg was found three days after the appearance of a luminous meteor on 26 July, 1857. The mass has been artifically heated to about I000C. Corroded, probably not an observed fall. Analysis, 5.55 %Ni, 60.6 ppm.Ga, 180 ppm.Ge, 7.5 ppm.Ir . Lodran......................................29'32' N., 71'48' E. Multan, Punjab, Pakistan Fell 1868, October 1, 1400 hrs Stony-iron. Lodranite (LOD). After detonations, a stone fell 12 miles E. of Lodhran, and a portion of about 1kg was preserved. The olivines vary in composition, the centres of the grains being the more iron-rich . Logan.......................................36'35' N., 100'12' W. Beaver County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Found 1918 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Recognized in 1933. One stone of 1315g was found . Lohawat.....................................26'57'56'N., 72'37'36' E. Rajasthan, India Fell Octomber 30, 1994 23:45 local time Achondrite (Howardite) A stone of apx. 40kg fell in an open field, forming a 50 cm deep crater Apx. 6kg was collected by the GSI after the event was reported . A polymict , regolith breccia, containing glassy spherules and anorthositic, dunitic and garbboric clasts embbedded in a brecciated matrix. Lombard.....................................46'6' N., 111'24' W. Broadwater County, Montana, U.S.A. Found 1953, recognized in this year Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA). A weathered, monocrystalline hexahedrite weighing 7kg was found. Analysis, 5.59 %Ni, 58.0 ppm.Ga, 174 ppm.Ge, 2.3 ppm.Ir . Lonaconing..................................39'25' N., 79'9' W. Allegheny County, Maryland, U-S-A. Found 1888 Iron. Octabedrite, coarse (2.0mm) (IIE). A mass of 45 oz. (1.4kg) was ploughed up in Garrett County, 12 miles S. of the post office of Lonaconing in Allegheny County. Possibly found 12 miles north of Lonaconing post office. Analysis, 9.7 %Ni, 23.5 ppm.Ga, 62.1 ppm.Ge, 0.9 ppm.Ir . Lone Star...................................34'15'35' N., 101'24'30' W. Floyd County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1965, recognized 1966 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). An incomplete stone of 4.3kg was ploughed up . Lone Tree...................................28'15' N., 91'28'45' W. Iowa, U.S.A. Found 1971 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). An orientated, weathered mass of 20.676kg was ploughed up in the SW. quarter of section 18 T77N., R5W, approximately three miles SW. of Lone Tree. Longchang...................................29'18' N., 105'18' E. Sichuan, China Found 1781 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (IVA-ANOM). A single mass of 158.5g is in Chengdu, College of Geology. Analysis, 8.6 %Ni, 2.1 ppm.Ga, 0.4 ppm.Ge, 4.0 ppm.Ir. Long Island.................................39'56' N., 99'36' W. Phillips County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1891 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. About 3000 pieces, belonging to one stone and weighing together about 1244lb, were found over a small area of about 15-20 ft. long by 6 ft. wide in the comer of Phillips County, three miles W. of the town of Long Island. Longtian ...................................27° 21' N 108° 30' E Cengong, Guizhou, China Found 1991 March 5 Iron (IIIAB) According to the owner of the iron, Mr. Feng Liang, a 350kg iron was dug from ~1 foot underground on a hilltop by villagers Deying Wu and his wife while they were reclaiming virgin soil there from February 29 - March 5, 1991. The meteorite has a cone like shape and is 70 cm long. Petrography and mineralogy (Y. Lin, IGG): Widmannstaetten structure, consisting predominantly of kamacite (6.2-7.4 wt% Ni) bands (~0.9 mm in width) with minor thin planes of taenite (<0.1 mm in width) and accessory schreibersite. The iron is structurally classified as a medium octahedrite. INAA (J. Wasson, UCLA): Ni 73.2 mg/g, Co 4.95 mg/g, Cr 153 mg/g, Ga 19.3 µg/g, As 3.29 µg/g, Ir 9.35 µg/g, Au 0.531 µg/g, hence low Au, high Ir IIIAB iron. Specimens : type specimen, 23g, CAS ; main mass Mr Feng Liang. Lookout Hill................................30' S., 128'20' E. Western Australia, Australia Found Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type II (CM2). A single mass of 16.55g was found midway between Forrest and Forrest Lakes . Loomis......................................40'28' N., 99'30' W. Phelps County, Nebraska, U.S.A. Found 1933 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). One stone of 3.02kg was found . Loongana 001................................30'36' S, 127'10' E Nullabor, Western Australia Found 1990 October Stone , Carbonaceous chondrite, equilibrated Three pices with a total weight of 179g were found scattered amoung stones on a flat sandy plain. All metal oxidized by weathering, trace element pattern similar to Renazzo-type chondrules. Information and main mass David New. Loongana 002 H6 Loongana 003 L5 Loop (a)........................................32'54' N., 102'17' W. Gains County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1962, recognized 1964 Stone. (L6). One incomplete stone of 5.6kg was ploughed up . Loop (b)........................................32'59.5' N., 102'23.3'W. Gains County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1962, recognized 1964 Stone. Chondrite Ordinary (H) Apx. recovered weight 1.6 Kg Loop (c)........................................32'59.5' N., 102'23.3'W. Gains County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1962, recognized 1964 Stone. Chondrite Ordinary Apx. recovered weight 891 g Loreto..........................................26' 1' N., 111'22' W. Baja California, Mexico Found 1896, approx. Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.2mm) (IIIA). A mass of 209lb was found, regarded as paired with Morito though they were found 450 miles apart. Analysis, 7.67 %Ni, 19.3 ppm.Ga, 38.3 ppm.Ge, 3.8 ppm.Ir . Los Angeles.......................original find location unknown Los Angeles County, California, USA Recognized 1999 October 30 Martian basalt (shergottite) Two stones, weighing 452.6 g and 245.4 g respectively, were found by Bob Verish in his back yard while he was cleaning out a box of rocks that was part of his rock collection. The specimens may have been collected ~20 years ago in the Mojave Desert. Classification and mineralogy (A. Rubin, P. Warren and J. Greenwood, UCLA): a basalt with a texture closely resembling that of the QUE 94201; plagioclase laths, 43.6 vol%, An41Or4 to An58Or1, have been shocked to maskelynite; Ca-pyroxene, 37.7 vol%, ranges from Fs45Wo13 to Fs45Wo37 to Fs72Wo24; other mineral modes (vol%), silica = 4.9, fayalite = 4.2, K-rich felsic glass = 2.4, titanomagnetite = 3.5, Ca phosphate = 2.7 (including whitlockite and chlorapatite), pyrrhotite = 0.7, and ilmenite = 0.2; contains a higher proportion of plagioclase than Shergotty or Zagami, and has pyroxene that is moderately more ferroan than that in QUE 94201. Specimens: main masses with finder; 30 g, UCLA; 20 g, SI. Note, one may encounter references to the two masses as Los Angeles 001 and 002, or stone no. 1 and stone no. 2, respectively; these are unofficial designations. Los Lunas...................................34'48'45' N., 106'47'30' W. Valencia County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1978, February Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). Two small mass totalling 95g were found . Los Martinez................................38' N., 0'50' W. Cervera, Murcia, Spain Fell 1894, May Stone. Chondrite. A specimen of 25g is in Madrid . Los Reyes...................................19'16' N., 97'17' W. Mexico state, Mexico Found 1897 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.90mm) (IIIB). A mass of 43lb was ploughed up about 40 miles E. of Toluca. The mass has been artificially reheated, distinct from Toluca. Analysis, 8.71 %Ni, 20.9 ppm.Ga, 40.7 ppm.Ge, 0.12 ppm.Ir . Los Sauces..................................29'25' S., 66'51' W. Capital, La Rioja, Argentina Found 1937 Iron. Octahedrite, medium. A mass of 997kg was found . Lost City...................................36'0.5' N., 95'9' W. Cherokee County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Fell 1970, January 3, 2014 hrs Stone. Olivinc-bronzite chondrite (H5). Following observations on the Prairie Photographic network, a search area was delimited and four fragments totalling 17kg were recovered, the first only six days after the fall. Full description, with an analysis, 27.64 % total iron. The largest stone, 9.83kg, was sliced and specimens were loaned to investigators by the U.S. Nat. Mus. Cosmogenic nuclides, Cosmic-ray tracks. Lost Creek ..................................39°07'27" N, 98°10'04" W Lincoln County, Kansas, USA Find 1916 Ordinary chondrite (H3.8) A single 4.018 kg stone was found by a man walking along a fence line surrounding a farm pasture. The stone was passed to the finder's son where it remained until purchased in 2001 December. Classification (A. Rubin, UCLA): Fa19.2±0.3. Shock stage, S2; weathering grade, W3. Specimens: type specimen, 46 g, UCLA; main mass, Brad Sampson. Lost Draw...................................33'17'22' N., 102'32'35' W. Terry County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1980 Stone. Chondrite. A single mass of 309g was found by an artifact hunter . Lost Lake...................................37'39' N., 105'44' W. Alamosa County, Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1931, approx., recognized 1934 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L). One stone of 111g was found . Lost town....................................34'15' N., 84'30' W. Cherokee County, Georgia, U.S.A. Found 1868 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IID). A mass of about 6.5lb was ploughed up 2.5 miles SW. of Losttown, The mass appears to have been heated to about 550C. Analysis, 10.0 %Ni, 72.7 ppm.Ga, 78.0 ppm.Ge, 18 ppm Ir . Louisville..................................38'15' N., 85'45' W. Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Fell 1977, January 31, 1530 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After a bright fireball and sonic booms, four stones totalling 1.3kg were recovered within the city of Louisville . Lowell......................................42'41' N., 71'21' W. Massachusetts, U.S.A. Fell 1847, November 11 Doubtful.. A mass 4 feet in diameter and weighing 442lb is said to have fallen in 1847 . Lowicz.......................................52'0' N., 19'55' E. Poland Fell 1935, March 12, 0052 hrs Stony-iron. Mesosiderite (MES). A shower of stones fell, from Seligow to Krempa, near Lowicz, and 58 stones, totalling 59kg were found. Metal and silicate mineralogy. Analysis of metal, 7.69 %Ni, 15.3 ppm.Ga, 54 ppm.Ge, 3.8 ppm.Ir, Olivine coronas, classification . Loxton......................................34'27' S., 140'34' E. Loxton, South Australia Found about 1968 Stone Ordinary Chondrite (L5) A single mass weighing 22g was brought to the South Australian Museum in 1983 . Loyola Locality not known Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). A Complete Stone, initially of 2077g, in Washington, U.S. Nat. Mus. was found unlabelled in the collection of Loyola Univ. It is probably a stone from the Homestead shower. Lua.........................................24'57' N., 75'9' E. Pargana Begu, Rajasthan, India Fell 1926, June 26, 1600 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). Two stones fell at Lua, one at Dongria, Udaipur State, and one at Dabra, Indore State, a mile or two distant. The fall was first named Dabra. The largest stone (8632g) fell at Lua, and 924lg were recovered in all. Lubbock.....................................33'36' N., 101'44' W Lubbock County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1938, November 28 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). A weathered stone of 1457.8g. Luce........................................47'51' N., 0'29' E. Sarthe, France Fell 1768, September 13, 1630 hrs Stone, Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. After detonations a stone of 3.5kg was seen to fall . Luceme Valley...............................34'30' N., 116'54' W. San Bernardino County, California, U.S.A. Found 1963, July Stone. Chondrite. One complete individual, four nearly complete pieces, and two fragments. Total weight 98g. They were found on the surface of Lucerne Dry Lake in the area of an ellipse with a major axis of about 2.4km . Lucerne Valley ............................30.08'N., 57'.88' W.Apx. San Bernardino County , Califorina, USA Found 1963 to 1999 Since 1963 17 meteorite have been found on the Lucerne Dry Lake . LV001...15.8g...7/63.......L6.....S2..W3 Lv002... 5.8....8/63.......LL4....S2..W3 Lv003... 7.5....8/63.......H6.....S3..W3 LV004...37.4....10/63......L6.....S2..W3 LV005... 3.1....10/63......L6.....S2..W3 LV006...26.9....11/63......H4.....S2..W3 LV007... 4.8....11/63......stone LV008... 2.0....12/64......H4.....S2..W3 LV009... 3.0....4/65.......H4.....S2..W2 LV010... 6.4....12/65......H4.....S2..W3 LV011... 3.8....5/68.......L6.....S4..W3 LV012... 1.2....5/68.......H6.....S2..W3 LV013... 4.1....5/9/92.....L6 LV014... 3.4....9/26/98....L5.....S2..W3 LV015...12.5....10/25/98...LL6....S3..W2 LV016... 4.1....11/14/98...L5.....S2..W3 LV017...12.8....3/30/98....L6.....S3..W4 Lucky Hill.................................17'54' N., 77'38' W. Bellevue, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica Found 1885 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (IIIA). An oxidised mass of over 45lb was dug up from 2 feet below the surface. Analysis, 7 %Ni, 21 ppm.Ga, 46 ppm.Ge, 0.4 ppm.Ir . Lueders................................. Shackelford Co. Texas USA Found 1973 recognized 1996 Iron Classified as an anomalous coarse octahedrite with silicated inclusions Luis Lopez.................................34'0' N., 106'58' W. Socorro County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1896 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.2mm) (IIIB). A mass of about 7kg was picked up about 5 miles SW. of Socorro. Analysis, 8.64 % Ni, 20.1 ppm.Ga, 41.9 ppm.Ge, 0.15 ppm.Ir Description; shock-deformed and annealed . Lujan......................................34'40' S., 59'22' W. Buenos Aires province, Argentina Found 1878, before this year Iron. Octahedrite?. A piece of about 50g was found 6 m deep in Quaternary formations below the remains of a megatherium. A thoroughly oxidised iron, mainly limonite. Very little preserved. Coordinates given as 34'33'S., 59'8'W, and date of find as 1892 . Lumpkin....................................32'2' N., 84'46' W. Stewart County, Georgia, U.S.A. Fell 1869, October 6, 1145 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). After detonations, a stone of about 0.75lb was seen to fall 12 miles SW. of Lumpkin. Lunan.......................................24'48' N., 103'18' E. Weize, Lunan County, Yunan, China Fell 1980, April 4, 1700 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). A single mass of 2.52kg fell . Lundsgard...................................56'13' N., 13'2' E. Ljungby, Skane, Sweden Fell 1889, April 3, 2030 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After the appearance of a luminous meteor and detonations, a stone of about 11kg was found . Luotolax....................................61'12' N., 27'42' E Viborg, Finland Fell 1813, December 13, 1000 hrs, approx. time Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Howardite (AHOW). After detonations, a shower of stones fell on to the surface of the ice of a lake near the village of Luotolax and a few were recovered . Luponnas....................................46'13' N., 5'0' E. Ain, France Fell 1753, September 7, 1300 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H3-5), brecciated. After detonations, two stones were found, one of 9kg at Luponnas and the other of 5kg at Pont de Vesle. Very little appears to have been preserved. Luray.......................................39'7' N., 98'41' W. Russell County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found, year not reported Stone. Chondrite. Listed, total known weight 861g . Lusaka......................................7'13' S., 29'26' E. Zaire Fell 1951, April, before this time A small meteorite, which fell before April 1951, is at Elizabethville . Lushton.....................................40'44'59' N., 97'44'59' W. York County, Nebraska, USA Found 1914, reported 1984 Stone Ordinary Chondrite (L6) A total of 6.7 kg was found one mile NE of Lushton . Lusk........................................42'46' N., 104'21' W. Niabrara County, Wyoming, U.S.A. Found 1940 Iron. Octahedrite, very oxidized. An oxidized mass of 46g was found . Lutschaunig's Stone.........................27' S., 70' W. Atacama, Chile Found 1861 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A mass of over 100kg was found in a "quebrada" in the desert about 1861 and fragments were brought as silver ore to Mr. A. Lutschaunig's mill at Copiapo to be crushed. Repository of the large mass unknown.