A Farmer Discovered that His Doorstop Had Fallen From the Sky: It Turned Out to Be a Meteorite Worth $100,000
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For decades, a rock of just over 10 kilos served as a stopper for a barn door in a farm near Edmore, in the state of Michigan, United States. However, in 2018, a geologist from the Central University of Michigan found it to be an iron meteorite. How did a meteorite end up... Continue reading "In 1939 a farmer stabbed his barn door with a rock: 79 years later, they discover that it is a strange iron meteorite valued at about €88,000"
For about 30 years, a 10-pound stone served only to keep the door of a barn open.
Some of the stones from space end up forgotten at the bottom of a field or garage, which has been holding a door for years, confused with a vulgar stone. This meteorite was worth a small fortune.
A 10-kilo rock remained with a Michigan barn for decades until a meteorite fallen in 2018 led to a study of its origin.A 10-kilo rock used for decades in Michigan as a doorstop turned out to be an iron meteorite. Image: AI.This peculiar story began in 1939, when a large rock appeared on land near an Edmore farm in Michigan. The owner argued since then that it had arrived from the sky, but for decades there was no scientific analysis to support t…
A farmer discovered that his doorstop had fallen from the sky: it turned out to be a meteorite worth $100,000
A 10-kilogram rock remained beside a barn in Michigan for decades until a meteorite fell in 2018, prompting an investigation into its origins.A 10-kilogram rock used for decades as a doorstop in Michigan turned out to be an iron meteorite. Image: AI.This unusual story began in 1939, when a large rock appeared on land near a farm in Edmore, Michigan. The owner maintained from the outset that it had fallen from the sky, but for decades there was n…
A Michigan Doorstop Was Authenticated as a $100,000 Rock From Space
A 10.22 kg rock that sat on a Michigan farm for decades was confirmed in 2018 to be a Group IIIAB iron meteorite made of about 88.5% iron and 11.5% nickel. Central Michigan University geologist Mona Sirbescu authenticated the find and the Smithsonian later verified it, putting its value around $100,000 and naming it “Edmore.” […]
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