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Gebel Kamil Location 22° 1.08' N, 26° 5.26' E
Gilf Kabir region, Egypt
Find: 2009
Iron, ataxite (ungrouped)
History: Numerous pieces of iron meteorite were purchased by anonymous dealer from local people.
Finders said that the iron pieces were collected in the small impact crater (~40 m in diameter)
on the territory of Gilf Kabir region, near a border with Sudan.
Physical characteristics: The total mass of purchased iron is 70 kg. The metal pieces have splinter-like shapes and dark-brown weathered surface.
Petrography: (C. A. Lorenz; S. N. Teplyakova; Vernad.) The meteorite has ataxitic texture. Widmannshtätten pattern is absent.
The meteorite contains mainly taenite with tiny lenses and plates of kamacite and accessory shreibersite and troilite grains.
Mineral compositions and geochemistry: Bulk metal composition (M. Humayun; Florida State University; LA-ISP-MS):
Ni = 213507; Ga = 65; Ge = 162; Ir = 0.474 (all in ppm)
Classification: Iron, ataxite (ungrouped)
Type specimens: A total sample mass of 146.63 g and one polished section are on deposit at Vernad. Anonymous collector holds the main mass.
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