[1][2] Local pastoralists were aware of the rock for between five and seven generations, and it featured in songs, folklore, dances, and poems.
[1] The meteorite was brought to the attention of the international community by Kureym Mining and Rocks Company's staff who were prospecting for opals in the area.
They identified the rock and started moving it to Mogadishu before the Somalia government intervened and released it back to the miners.
[1] In 2022, scientists from the University of Alberta identified two new minerals (elaliite and elkinstantonite) in a 70 gram piece of the meteorite.
[5] The location of the main mass of the meteorite is uncertain; it was last recorded being shipped to China, presumably for sale.