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Man thinks the rock he’s keeping is gold, but it is an age-old meteorite worth A LOT

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New Delhi: In 2015, Australian prospector David Hole was exploring Maryborough Regional Park near Melbourne with his metal detector in search of gold. While such outings were routine for him, his discovery that day was anything but ordinary. He stumbled upon an unusually heavy, reddish rock, which he initially believed might be a gold nugget. David Hole took the heavy reddish rock home and made numerous attempts to crack it open, using tools li…

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Man Mistakes Rock for Gold, Discovers Ancient Meteorite Worth More - PUNE PULSE

In 2015, David Hole, a hobbyist collector of valuable objects, found a heavy reddish rock in Maryborough, Victoria. Believing it contained gold, he spent years trying to crack it open using tools like a sledgehammer and acid. Despite his efforts, the rock remained unbroken. Eventually, Hole took it to the Melbourne Museum for analysis. Experts

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