An ordinary-looking stone that served as a simple doorstop in a Romanian home for decades turned out to be a rare and valuable treasure. Experts estimated its value at about a million dollars, Science Alert writes.
\nThe unusual story began many years ago, when an elderly resident of the village of Colti in southeastern Romania found a large, warm, honey-colored stone on the bank of the local Buzau River. The woman brought it home and found a practical use for it \u2014 she used a heavy cobblestone to keep the door from slamming shut.
\nIt would have continued to serve as a modest household item, if not for one \u201cbut.\u201d After the owner\u2019s death in 1991, her relative, who inherited the house, suddenly wondered \u2014 was this nondescript door stop really that simple? She decided to show the find to experts.
\nIt turned out that it was not a stone at all, but a giant piece of fossil resin \u2014 amber. Its weight was 3.5 kilograms. This type of amber, which is called rumanite, is famous for its deep reddish hues and is highly valued around the world. But most importantly, it is one of the largest single pieces of amber ever found in the world.
\nExperts at the Historical Museum in Krakow, Poland, where the relic was sent for evaluation, determined that its age is between 38 and 70 million years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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