Meteorite Gebel Kamil – East Uweinat desert, Egypt
Type: iron / ataxite
Locality: East Uweinat desert, Egypt
Weight: 139g
Dimensions: 6,7 x 4,1 x 1,7 cm
Year found: 2009
Total known weight: 1,6 tonnes
Surface treatment: none – raw
| Category: | Gebel Kamil |
|---|---|
| By name: | Gebel Kamil |
| ? Type: | Iron |
| ? Surface treatment: | Natural (raw) |
| Packaging: | None |
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This iron meteorite belongs to the group of so-called Ataxites, i.e. meteorites with a high nickel content. It struck about 3,000 years BC in the desert of present-day Egypt, leaving behind the nearly 45-metre-wide Kamil Crater. Thousands of pieces of iron shards weighing around 1,600 kg have been found around this crater.