Iron Meteorites

Iron meteorites are composed largely of nickel-iron metal, and most contain only minor accessory minerals. These accessory minerals often occur in rounded nodules that consist of the iron-sulfide troilite or graphite, often surrounded by the iron-phosphide schreibersite and the iron-carbide cohenite. Despite the fact that some iron meteorites contain silicate inclusions, most have fundamentally the same superficial appearance.

Presently, iron meteorites are classified under two established systems. Just a few decades ago, iron meteorites were exclusively classified according to the macroscopic structures revealed when their polished surface was etched with nitric acid. Depending on these structures, they were separated into three classes: octahedrites, hexahedrites, and ataxites.

Gebel Kamil Gebel Kamil 22°01'06"N 26°05'16"E East Uweinat Desert, Egypt Found: 19 Feb 2009 Classification: Iron meteorite (ungrouped) History: A total of about 1600 kg of iron meteorite shrapnel , 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. Ca. 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.

				Gebel Kamil 00 832gr flat elongated specimen, superb desert patina SOLD

Gebel Kamil 01 374gr dome shaped specimen, looks oriented SOLD

				Gebel Kamil 02 404gr flat specimen SOLD

Gebel Kamil 03 396gr flat specimen, nice desert patina HOLD

				Gebel Kamil 04 401gr perfect specimen,, a must have SOLD

Gebel Kamil 05 282gr flat elongated specimen SOLD

				Gebel Kamil 06 191gr flat specimen, good desert patina SOLD