GEBEL KAMIL
Iron, Ataxite Ungrouped
Found February 19, 2009
East Uweinat Desert, Egypt

A total of about 1600 kg of iron meteorite shrapnel (thousands of pieces), ranging in mass from < 1 to 35,000 g, plus a single 83 kg individual completely covered with well developed regmaglypts, was found in and around the 45 m diameter Kamil impact crater by an Italian-Egyptian geophysical team.

The 184 foot across, 50 foot deep crater was discovered using Google Earth and was first visited in February 2009 with a return recovery trip in February 2010 yielding +/- 800 kg.

The Kamil crater was identified by V. De Michele, former curator of the Natural History Museum in Milan , Italy . The geophysical survey was carried out within the framework of the "2009 Italian-Egyptian Year of Science and Technology".

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Gebel Kamil  Iron, Ataxite Ungrouped
178.5 gram shrapnel individual with natural patina
$295.00

Gebel Kamil  Iron, Ataxite Ungrouped
150.9 gram shrapnel individual with natural patina
$249.00

Gebel Kamil  Iron, Ataxite Ungrouped
118.9 gram shrapnel individual with natural patina
$196.00

Gebel Kamil  Iron, Ataxite Ungrouped
108.9 gram shrapnel individual with natural patina
$180.00

Gebel Kamil  Iron, Ataxite Ungrouped
108.6 gram shrapnel individual with natural patina
$180.00

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