Doorstop

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One person's doorstop is another’s life-altering treasure...

A 3.5kg reddish chunk of ‘rock’ was found in a stream bed in southeast Romania by an elderly woman. She brought it home and used it to keep a door open for decades.

After her death in 1991, a relative inherited her property and noticed the ‘rock’. He decided to have it appraised...

Verdict? The woman’s door wedge revealed itself to be one of the largest intact pieces of amber deposits in the world.

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/04/03/a-rock-used-as-a-doorstop-for-decades-turns-out-to-be-worth-1million?utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c06e5d78644b3aab4472

I love amber. I have some jewelry (pendants and necklaces) and some little "sculptures".