L Group

With about 6,500 members (including probable pairings), the chondrites of the L group represent the second largest group of ordinary chondrites. The "L" stands for "low iron" - especially in its free form. L chondrites contain a weight percentage of 20 to 25% total iron, but only 4 to 10% nickel-iron is found as free metal. Therefore, L chondrites are also attracted to a magnet, but much less than their cousins of the H group.

When it comes to the origin of the L chondrites it has been suspected that they might be former parts of the near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros which has been intensely studied by the spacecraft NEAR-Shoemaker recently. The reflectance spectra of 433 Eros and the L chondrites seem to match closely - however, most L chondrites show signs of severe shock metamorphism suggesting a violent history of its parent body. Maybe the real parent of the L chondrites was some kind of relative or a former part of 433 Eros that has been entirely disrupted when it collided with another asteroid.

Bechar L5 Found 1998 in Algeria TKW 39 Kg
				Bechar -00 superb crusted fragment, the break occured along a shock vein 402gr $1550
Bechar -01 non parallel crusted slice with many shock veins 298gr $850
				Bechar -02 crusted fragment with three cuts 105.71gr $350
Bechar -03 very nice sliced end cut with crust. A fine specimen 82.26gr Price on request
				Bechar -04 end cut with no crust, good for slicing 89.63gr $200
Bechar -05 end cut with no crust 42.01gr SOLD
				Bechar -06 slice with crust 26.16gr $100
Bechar -07 crusted slice, nice shock veins 68.54gr $280
				Bechar -08 very nice end cut with crust and shock veins, good specimen 60.41gr $260
Bechar -09 end cut with no crust 40.11 $150