Gebel Kamil (meteorite)
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Some pieces of the Gebel Kamil iron meteorite. | |
| Type | Iron |
| Structural classification | Ataxite[1] |
| Group | Ungrouped[2] |
| Composition | Nickel 19.7%[1] |
| Country | Egypt[2] |
| Region | Al Wadi al Jadid, East Uweinat Desert |
| Coordinates | 22°01′06″N 26°05′16″E / 22.01833°N 26.08778°ECoordinates: 22°01′06″N 26°05′16″E / 22.01833°N 26.08778°E[2] |
| Observed fall | No[2] |
| Found date | 2009-02-19[2] |
| TKW | 1,600 kilograms (3,500 lb)[2] |
| Strewn field | Yes |
 A slice of the Gebel Kamil meteorite showing schreibersite rimmed by kamacite. | |
Gebel Kamil meteorite 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
In February 2009 and 2010, pieces meteorite shrapnel with masses from < 1 gram (0.035 oz) to 35 kilograms (77 lb) plus a 83 kilograms (183 lb) specimen were found in and around 45 metres (148 ft) Kamil Crater by an Italian-Egyptian geophysical team in February 2009 and February 2010.[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
A 60 grams (2.1 oz) fragment from the Gebel Kamil meteorite.
Classification
The Gebel Kamil meteorite has been classified as an ataxite
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gebel Kamil Meteorite". Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "Gebel Kamil". Meteoritical Bulletin Database. Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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