Rock Used as a Doorstop For Decades Found to Be Worth Over $1 Million

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Rock Used as a Doorstop For Decades Found to Be Worth Over $1 Million

NATURE
01 April 2025
By MICHELLE STARR


The 3.5-kilogram amber nugget is the biggest piece of rumanite ever found. (Buzău County Museum)

They say one person's trash is another's treasure, but a chunk of 'rock' used to keep a door open for decades is a treasure by pretty much anybody's standard.

The 3.5-kilogram (7.7-pound) stone was found in a stream bed in southeast Romania by an elderly woman, who brought it home and put it to use.

Her discovery turned out to be one of the biggest intact chunks of amber in the world, according to a report by El Pais. Its value? Somewhere in the region of €1 million – around $US1.1 million.

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[BlueKota]

1. WOW

[SheltieLover]

2. You beat me to it.

[Demovictory9]

3. Plus 1

[LoisB]

4. That is stunning.

[cksmithy]

5. I love amber jewelry.

[AllaN01Bear]

6. check your door stops everybody

[NBachers]

7. I've heard of door prizes, but this takes the cake

[calimary]

8. I've NEVER seen a nugget of amber that big.

That’s doesn’t even qualify as a nugget. It’s a CHUNK!

Amazed that I could look at it without drooling. If I were ever to go see it, I’d need to wear a bib!

[infullview]

9. Ya, but does it have a mosquito encased in it?

With dinosaur DNA ?

[calimary]

10. I'd have to be able to look at it up close.

The photo shows it to be pretty opaque. Might not be able to see deeper inside. That’d really be SOMETHING if it were possible!

[OldBaldy1701E]

11. What did they give him for it?

Because it says it was not appraised until after he sold it.

[Wonder Why]

13. Malaria. The mosquito inside, bit him. 😁

[PatSeg]

12. That was fascinating

Thanks for posting.

[Wonder Why]

14. Not as weird as the 17 pound gold nugget used as a doorstop for 3 years in 1799 in Charlotte.

https://dalesjewelers.com/blog/2020/10/20/three-years-as-a-doorstop-17-pound-nugget-sparked-ncs-gold-rush-in-1802/]