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.
History
In February 2009 and 2010, meteorite fragments with masses ranging from < to, plus an specimen, were found in and around a radius from Kamil Crater by an Italian-Egyptian geophysical team. About 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.