| Gebel Kamil | |
| Type: | Iron |
| Group: | Ungrouped[1] |
| Structural Classification: | Ataxite[2] |
| Composition: | Nickel 19.7% |
| Region: | Al Wadi al Jadid, East Uweinat Desert |
| Lat Long: | 22.0183°N 26.0878°W |
| Observed Fall: | No |
| Found Date: | 2009-02-19 |
| Strewn Field: | Yes |
| Image2 Caption: | A slice of the Gebel Kamil meteorite showing schreibersite rimmed by kamacite. |
Gebel Kamil is a meteorite that struck Egypt later than 3000 BC, leaving a crater surrounded by thousands of pieces of iron shrapnel with a total weight of about .
In February 2009 and 2010, meteorite fragments with masses ranging from < to, plus an specimen, were found in and around a radius from Kamil Crater by an Italian-Egyptian geophysical team.[1] About was recovered.[1] The geophysical survey took place as part of the "2009 Italian-Egyptian Year of Science and Technology".[1]
The Gebel Kamil meteorite contains the minerals schreibersite and kamacite.
The Gebel Kamil meteorite has been classified as an ataxite.