Maryborough Meteorite: Rare space rock found in Australia by metal detectorist who thought it was gold
In 2015, David Hole discovered a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite in Maryborough, Australia. Initially mistaking it for a gold ...
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This rare mineral is older than the Earth
Krotite is a cosmic relic, one of the oldest minerals in the Solar System, formed under fiery conditions in the early ...
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Man Keeps a Rock for Years Hoping It’s Gold—But It’s Far More Valuable!
In 2015, while prospecting in Maryborough Regional Park near Melbourne, Australia, David Hole unearthed a heavy rock that he ...
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Meteorite found in an old desk shows Mars had water about 700 million years ago
The study identified when water interacted with the meteorite and established that the dating was unaffected by events after ...
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It’s 4.5 billion years old, made of iron and up for auction
An iron meteorite found in an Ocean Falls backyard in the 1960s will be up for bids in Lunds Auctioneers and Appraisers’ Top ...
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A 275-Pound Crystal-Filled Meteorite and Other Rare Natural Artifacts Head to Auction
Heritage Auctions will present an eclectic mix of rare meteorites, fossils, and gemstones in a virtual sale that highlights some of Earth’s—and the cosmos’s—most striking natural artifacts.
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Man Keeps a Rock For Years Hoping It's Gold. It Turns Out to Be Far More Valuable.
"Meteorites provide the cheapest form of space exploration. They transport us back in time, providing clues to the age, ...
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It’s 4.5 billion years old, made of iron and up for auction
An iron meteorite found in an Ocean Falls backyard in the ... The chunk is “older than anything you would ever find on the surface of the Earth,” Christopher Herd, a University of Alberta ...