He Thought it was Gold, But The Treasure Inside Was 4.6 billion-year-old and Even More Valuable

In 2015, gold prospector David Hole discovered a dense, reddish rock in Maryborough, Australia. Believing it contained gold, he tried breaking it open using various tools but failed. He later brought it to the Melbourne Museum, where geologists identified it as a 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite, rich in iron and nickel. Named the Maryborough meteorite, it likely originated from the asteroid belt and landed on Earth between 100 and 1,000 years ago. This rare find, one of only 17 in Victoria, offers invaluable insights into the early Solar System. Hole’s discovery highlights the extraordinary wonders hidden within the ordinary