Gebel Kamil "As Found" Egyptian Iron Meteorite 169.5g impactite This is a pretty cool

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

These bands produce characteristically similar tektites and are sometimes loosely associated with meteorite craters or suspected craters

Many tektites have a teardrop shape that could easily form as blobs of liquefied quartz cooled in air while falling to the Earth

Some small pieces are nearly metal free while others are nearly solid metal

Gebel Kamil "As Found" Egyptian Iron Meteorite 169.5g impactite This is a pretty coolGebel 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