Gebel Kamil Iron Meteorite Fragment – Born in an Ancient Asteroid Weekly Special creating the characteristic "shell-like" banding

creating the characteristic "shell-like" banding (hence the German name "Schalenblende

rapidly burying shells after death and creating ideal conditions for fossilisation

vertical ridges and deep geometric hopper formations

tropical seas

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Gebel Kamil Iron Meteorite Fragment – Born in an Ancient Asteroid Weekly Special creating the characteristic "shell-like" bandingForged Inside an Ancient Asteroid Rare Iron Meteorite Type: Iron Meteorite (Ataxite) Composition: Primarily 77. 779. 6% Iron (Fe) and 19. 822. 3% Nickel (Ni), with minor trace elements such as 0. 75% Cobalt (Co) and 0. 75% Phosphorus (P) Location: Gebel Kamil crater, Al Wadi al Jadid, East Uweinat Desert, Egypt Discovered: 2009 Age: ~4. 5 billion years (formed with the early Solar System) Weight: 15. 5gram Size: 30mm x 18mm x 8mm Approximately A