No. 83431629

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Gebel Kamil Iron meteorite - Shrapnel piece - Height: 6 cm - Width: 4 cm - 91.5 g
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Gebel Kamil Iron meteorite - Shrapnel piece - Height: 6 cm - Width: 4 cm - 91.5 g

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. The specimen up for sale is shrapnel. The surface exposed in situ shows a wind-polished desert varnish, while the opposite contact surface exhibits a thin coating of melted target rock. Gebel Kamil, shrapnel Class: Iron, Ungrouped Location: East Uweinat Desert, Egypt Found: 19 February 2009 TKW: ~1600 kg Classifier: M. D’Orazio, Luigi Folco no combine shipping IMPORTANT : Shipping costs include the fact that the piece will be put inside silk paper and cotton, then in 2 packages with polystyrene and cotton protection, as this it will perfectly protect the meteorite and anything break during transport. For shipping all will be well protected for nothing break so price shipping include this SPECIAL preparation. no combine shipping

No. 83431629

No longer available
Gebel Kamil Iron meteorite - Shrapnel piece - Height: 6 cm - Width: 4 cm - 91.5 g

Gebel Kamil Iron meteorite - Shrapnel piece - Height: 6 cm - Width: 4 cm - 91.5 g

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. The specimen up for sale is shrapnel. The surface exposed in situ shows a wind-polished desert varnish, while the opposite contact surface exhibits a thin coating of melted target rock.

Gebel Kamil, shrapnel
Class: Iron, Ungrouped
Location: East Uweinat Desert, Egypt
Found: 19 February 2009
TKW: ~1600 kg
Classifier: M. D’Orazio, Luigi Folco

no combine shipping

IMPORTANT :
Shipping costs include the fact that the piece will be put inside silk paper and cotton, then in 2 packages with polystyrene and cotton protection,
as this it will perfectly protect the meteorite and anything break during transport.

For shipping all will be well protected for nothing break so price shipping include this SPECIAL preparation.

no combine shipping




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