Type Iron Group Ungrouped Country Egypt | Structural classification Ataxite Composition Nickel 19.7% | |
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Region Al Wadi al Jadid, East Uweinat Desert | ||
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).
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HistoryEdit
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. About 800 kilograms (1,800 lb) was recovered. The geophysical survey took place as part of the "2009 Italian-Egyptian Year of Science and Technology".
MineralogyEdit
The Gebel Kamil meteorite contains the minerals schreibersite and kamacite.
ClassificationEdit
The Gebel Kamil meteorite has been classified as an ataxite.
References
Gebel Kamil (meteorite) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA