| Gebel Kamil | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Gebel_Kamil_Meteorite.jpg) 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°E[2] |
| Observed fall | No[2] |
| Found date | 2009-02-19[2] |
| TKW | 1,600 kilograms (3,500 lb)[2] |
| Strewn field | Yes |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Gebel-Kamil-slice-10.7g.jpg) A slice of the Gebel Kamil meteorite showing schreibersite rimmed by kamacite. | |
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Gebel Kamil is a meteorite that struck Egypt later than 3000 BC, leaving a crater surrounded by thousands of pieces of iron shrapnel with a total weight of about 1,600 kilograms (3,500 lb).[2]
- ^ a b "Gebel Kamil Meteorite". Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Gebel Kamil". Meteoritical Bulletin Database. Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 8 January 2013.