Lot 844
Meteorite Gebel Kamil Ataxite, Ataxites are a rare type of Iron-Nickel meteorite that do not exibit Widmanstatten patterns when they are etched because of their high nickel content. Their interiors do have the crystals of schreibersite and troilite enveloped in kamacite that identify them as iron-nickel meteorites. The Gebel Kamil Ataxite with 19.8% nickel content was found February 19,2009 in the East Uweinat Desert of Egypt. A total of about 1600 Kg of meteorites were found consisting of thousands of pieces of shrapnel type meteorites illustrating the tremendous destructive explosion of impact. Half of this fall was taken to the Egyptian museum. It is not known when this meteorite struck the earth but it must have been hundreds if not thousands of years ago due to the weathered surface of the parts of the meteorite that were exposed. The unique surface of this meteorite has an interesting lovely brown textured surface somewhat reminiscent of dinosaur skin. This complete partially oriented 392 gram specimen is 3X2.3 inches and has a one inch section that has completely melted over from the front side to the back during its fiery entry into the atmosphere. Almost all of this rare meteorite has been found either in the 45 meter Kamil impact crater or in a small area surrounding it.
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Estimated Value $700 - 1,000
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| Realized $570 |
