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Man Keeps Rock For Years Thinking It's Gold. It Turned Out to Be Far More Valuable. (www.sciencealert.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The researchers argue that the Maryborough meteorite is much rarer than gold, making it far more valuable to science.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just imagine how many science they could get if they traded it in!

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

At least 3.