Gebel Kamil "As Found" Egyptian Iron Meteorite 169.5g impactite and subordinate Ca-rich pyroxene grains

and subordinate Ca-rich pyroxene grains set in abundant plagioclase-rich melt rock matrix

This is a pretty cool piece that a lot of serious collectors try to obtain

nor do they contain any deep mantle mineral inclusions

The pieces were removed and stored at Alte Feste

Gebel Kamil "As Found" Egyptian Iron Meteorite 169.5g impactite and subordinate Ca-rich pyroxene grainsGebel Kamil is an iron meteorite that was found in Egypt back in 2009. The crater is about 45 meters wide. It was first discovered by Vincenzo de Michele while using Google Earth satellite imagery. A joint Italian and Egyptian expedition team was put together. They were led by Dr. Luigi Folco in 2009 and 2010. They confirmed the existence of the crater as well as the meteorite by recovering about 1600 kilos of it. This meteorite was classified as an