On the Trail of the World's Great Meteorites
Gebel Kamil
Egypt, 2009 - Iron - ungrouped (ataxite).
A 5000 year old sand-filled crater was discovered by an Italian scientist while searching on Google Earth. During expeditions to the site, multiple associated meteorites totalling 1.6 tons were found, both on the surface and buried in the sand. Many of them display a unique "lizard skin" surface texture.
Gebel Kamil - Private collection
Cape York - Savik
University of Alberta collection, Edmonton, Alberta
Photo May 12 2022
Parnallee
India - 1857. Chondrite.
University of Alberta collection, Edmonton, Alberta.
Photo May 12 2022
Esquel
Argentina - 1951. Pallasite.
This pallasite from Argentina was found embedded in soil.
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Jan 5 2023
Canyon Diablo - Meteor Crater
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Jan 5 2023
Wagon Mound
New Mexico - 1932. L6 chondrite.
This meteorite was found in 1932 by a man planting a field. It was kept by the family but eventually sold in 1999.
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Photo taken in Tucson, Feb 2024 and used with permission of Joshua Eisler of Cosmic Meteorites
NWA 869
Chondrite - several tons of material were found (2000).
ROM Toronto
