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Man Kept Rock for Years, Thinking It Was Gold. It Turned Out to Be a 4.6-Billion-Year-Old Piece of the Solar System

Summary by The Daily Galaxy
In the rugged goldfields of southeastern Australia, a local prospector spent years trying to crack open a mysterious, rust-colored rock. He was convinced it held gold. The object was unusually heavy, strangely smooth, and completely unbreakable. His tools—saws, drills, acid, even a sledgehammer—were useless against it. No matter what he tried, the rock wouldn’t budge. That’s when he finally brought it to the Melbourne Museum, hoping for answers.…
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The Daily Galaxy broke the news in on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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