Gebel Kamil (meteorite)

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 1600 kg.

History
In February 2009 and 2010, meteorite fragments with masses ranging from < 1 g to 35 kg, plus an 83 kg specimen, were found in and around a 45 m radius from Kamil Crater by an Italian-Egyptian geophysical team. About 800 kg was recovered. The geophysical survey took place as part of the "2009 Italian-Egyptian Year of Science and Technology".

Mineralogy
 The Gebel Kamil meteorite contains the minerals schreibersite and kamacite.

Classification
The Gebel Kamil meteorite has been classified as an ataxite.