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Gebel Kamil
Some pieces of the Gebel Kamil iron meteorite.
Type Iron
Structural classification Ataxite [1]
Group Ungrouped[2]
CompositionNickel 19.7%[1]
CountryEgypt [2]
RegionAl Wadi al Jadid, East Uweinat Desert
Coordinates22°01′06″N 26°05′16″E Coordinates : 22°01′06″N  26°05′16″E [2]
Observed fall No[2]
Found date2009-02-19[2]
TKW 1,600 kilograms (3,500 lb)[2]
Strewn field Yes
A slice of the Gebel Kamil meteorite showing schreibersite  rimmed by kamacite .
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Gebel Kamil  is a meteorite that struck Egypt about 5000 years ago leaving a crater surrounded by thousands of pieces of iron shrapnel with a total weight of about 1,600 kilograms (3,500 lb).[2]

History [ edit ]

In February 2009 and 2010, meteorite fragments with masses ranging from < 1 gram (0.035 oz) to 35 kilograms (77 lb), plus an 83 kilograms (183 lb) specimen, were found in and around a 45 metres (148 ft) radius from Kamil Crater  by an Italian-Egyptian geophysical team.[2]  About 800 kilograms (1,800 lb) was recovered.[2]  The geophysical survey took place as part of the "2009 Italian-Egyptian Year of Science and Technology".[2]

Mineralogy [ edit ] A 60 grams (2.1 oz) fragment from the Gebel Kamil meteorite.

The Gebel Kamil meteorite contains the minerals schreibersite  and kamacite .

Classification [ edit ]

The Gebel Kamil meteorite has been classified as an ataxite .

  • Condition: New
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Egypt
  • Modified Item: No

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