Gebel Kamil 49.08g Iron Meteorite, Individual Stone, IMCA #s 6236 & 7294

Description: GEBEL KAMIL 49.08 GRAM METEORITEIndividual StoneUngrouped IronFound in Al Wadi al Jadid, Egypt in 2009Purchased at the 2023 Tucson Rock, Gem & Mineral Show Topher never buys meteorites in bulk. All specimens were hand picked by Topher. As always, additional pictures and video are available upon request! FREE US SHIPPINGRETURNS ACCEPTED FOR ALL CUSTOMERSWE WILL PAY FOR RETURN SHIPPING ON MOST OF OUR PRODUCTS FOR ALL US CUSTOMERS INCLUDED WITH PURCHASE:** 49.08g Meteorite pictured in this ad** Free US Shipping** Free Picture & Sticker Pack** My signed and serialized full-color COA backed by the IMCA, Meteorite Club, & the Meteorite Education & Trade Society Meteoritical Bulletin Information: Name: Gebel KamilClassification: Iron, UngroupedFind Date: February 19, 2009Location: Al Wadi al Jadid, Egypt History: 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 in February 2009 and February 2010. Approximately 800 kg of the total mass observed in the field (the regmaglypted individual inclusive) was recovered. 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". Physical characteristics: A 634 g type specimen, measuring 88 × 70 × 55 mm, is flattened and jagged shrapnel with a rough, dark-brown external surface. The surface originally sitting in the desert soil shows some oxy-hydroxides due to terrestrial weathering. Petrography: (M. D?Orazio, DST-PI; Luigi Folco, MNA-SI) Etched sections show an ataxitic structure interrupted on a cm-scale by crystals of schreibersite, troilite and daubreelite enveloped in swathing kamacite. Kamacite spindles (20 ± 5 ?m wide) nucleated on tiny schreibersite crystals. The spindles form small aligned clusters and are rimmed by taenite. The matrix is a duplex plessite made of approximately the same proportion of kamacite and taenite lamellae (1-5 ?m in thickness) arranged in a micro-Widmanstätten pattern. Many sections show, particularly close to the external surface, shear dislocations offsetting the plessitic matrix and the crystals of the accessory phases by several millimeters. Geochemistry: Composition of the metal (ICP-MS; D?Orazio and Folco, 2003) is Co = 0.75, Ni = 19.8 (both in wt%), Cu = 464, Ga = 49, Ge = 121, As = 15.6, Mo = 9.1, Ru = 2.11, Rh = 0.75, Pd = 4.8, Sn = 2.49, Sb = 0.26, W = 0.66, Re = 0.04, Ir = 0.39, Pt = 3.5, Au = 1.57 (all in ppm). Classification: (M. D?Orazio, DST-PI; Luigi Folco, MNA-SI) Iron meteorite (ungrouped), Ni-rich ataxite, extensive shear deformation and low weathering. Specimens: Type specimens of approximately 15 kg and one section at MNA-SI; approximately 5 kg at DST-PI. Main mass of the recovered specimens at Egyptian Geological Museum (Mineral Resources Authority), Cairo, Egypt.We are Topher and Sue Spinnato, owners of Topherspin Meteorites Topher is an internationally trusted meteorite educator, importer, collector, and dealer. He is also a proud member of the following associations: International Meteorite Collector's Association (IMCA #6236)The Meteorite Education & Trade Society (METS #6236)The Meteorite Club Pioneer MemberTopher is also known for his very popular YouTube channel and Knowledge Bolide Weekly Online Hangout Series. He is also known for his active involvement in the annual Tucson Rock & Gem Show, where he is often streaming live events and hosts the Meteorite Mansion. 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