In 1924 a meteoritic mass of 1,084 grams (38.2 oz) was found by Herbert Basedow on Burt Plain (23°33'S, 133°52'E), about 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Alice Springs.

In July 1937, the main mass of 1,411.5 kilograms (3,112 lb) was recovered by Cecil Madigan[2] at Huckitta (22°22'S, 135°46'E).

The Alice Springs meteorite was then paired with the main mass and considered a transported fragment.

This pallasite is severely weathered: almost all of the metal is highly oxidized and transformed mainly into maghemite and goethite, and the olivine crystals are often altered.

Sometimes it is called an anomalous Main Group pallasite because, compared to other Main Group pallasites, it has rather high Ge and Ga contents, higher Pt, W, Ir, and lower Au content.