David Hole, an amateur prospector who kept a rock he picked in 2015, was surprised to learn that he had been keeping a 4.6-billion-year-old Maryborough meteorite.

David Hole kept a significant rock at home. He found it near Melbourne, Australia, initially thinking it was gold. However, ...

In 2015, David Hole discovered a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite in Maryborough, Australia. Initially mistaking it for a gold nugget, experts later identified it as an H5 chondrite meteorite ...

In 2015, Australian prospector David Hole searched for gold in Maryborough ... was no rock at all but a rare 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite. Don't Miss: It’s no wonder Jeff Bezos holds over ...

Hole eventually took the rock to the Melbourne Museum, seeking expert analysis. Upon examination, museum experts identified the rock as the Maryborough meteorite which is named after the park ...