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Gebel Kamil meteorite, Gebel Kamil Crater (Kamil Crater), East Uweinat Desert, New Valley Governorate, Egypti
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gebel Kamil meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Gebel Kamil Crater (Kamil Crater) | Crater |
| East Uweinat Desert | Desert |
| New Valley Governorate | Governorate |
| Egypt | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 1' 5'' North , 26° 5' 14'' East
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A total of 1,6 t of iron meteorite shrapnel (thousands of pieces) was found in a 45-meter wide meteorite impact crater, estimated to be less than 5,000 years old.
Iron-ungrouped Ni-rich ataxite, characterized by extensive shear deformation and low weathering.
Located near the border to Sudan (near Jebel Uweinat mountain range?).
For minerals found in the crater rocks, see Gebel Kamil Crater.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
7 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Daubréelite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Nickelphosphide Formula: (Ni,Fe)3P |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Ni,Fe) References: |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Ni,Fe) |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ | Nickelphosphide | 1.BD.05 | (Ni,Fe)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Daubréelite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| P | Phosphorus | |
|---|---|---|
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| P | ⓘ Nickelphosphide | (Ni,Fe)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Ni,Fe) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Nickelphosphide | (Ni,Fe)3P |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Ni,Fe) |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickelphosphide | (Ni,Fe)3P |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Sahara Metacraton
- Al Kufrah CratonShield
North Africa
- Sahara DesertDesert
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References
Folco, L., Di Martino, M., El Barkooky, A., D'Orazio, M., Lethy, A., Urbini, S., Nicolosi, I., Hafez, M., Cordier, C., van Ginneken, M., Zeoli, A., Radwan, A. M., El Khrepy, S., El Gabry, M., Gomaa, M., Barakat, A. A., Serra, R., El Sharkawi, M. (2010) The Kamil Crater in Egypt. Science, 329 (5993). 804 doi:10.1126/science.1190990
Gebel Kamil meteorite, Gebel Kamil Crater, East Uweinat Desert, New Valley Governorate, Egypt