Balambala Meteorite - Rare IIF Iron

Balambala is the name given to a rare IIF iron meteorite–only one of seven ever given this classification!–found in eastern Kenya in 2018. It was known to locals in the area for decades and called “Dhagax Bir”, meaning metal stone in the local Somali dialect. A nomad eventually identified it as a meteorite in 2018 and brought it to a broker in Garissa. From there it was purchased and subsequently sliced and disseminated for collections.