Woman Used 7 Pound Rock As Doorstep For Years - Only To Discover It Was Worth 9 Crores

Meeting with an infinity-worth surprise, an elderly woman in Romania found out that she had been using a seven-pound rock as a doorstop for decades which later turned out to be one of the largest known amber nuggets in the world.

According to the Spanish newspaper EI Pais Sports, the stone is valued at around $1.1 million, making it an exceptionally opulent way to hold open a door. Ironically, the extremely rare find was also ignored by thieves who recently broke into her home to steal her jewels.

The woman, who died in 1991, found the rock in a nearby river near the southeastern town of Colti. Eventually, one of her relatives, who inherited the rock, suspected it may be worth something, selling it to the Romanian state. Authorities at the Museum of History in Krakow, Poland, later confirmed it as being an extremely rare amber stone, estimated to be anywhere between 38.5 and 70 million years old.

The undiscovered Amber at a random doorstep

"Its discovery represents a great significance both at a scientific level and at a museum level," Daniel Costache, director of the Provincial Museum of Buzau, which is currently in possession of the rock, told El País.

Corresponding to this, Amber, the fossilized remains of tree resin, had been seen as highly valuable since the Neolithic times. Despite its association with the colour "amber," the gem can take on different colours, depending on the substances trapped within it. The stones are also known to trap insects or other smaller animals within them millions of years ago, making them valuable artefacts of paleontological value.

The amber associated with the Buzau region of Romania tends to range in colour from red to black. Since the 1920s, people have been mining amber in the region, with previous findings containing fascinating artefacts, from bird feathers and arachnids to reptiles, according to El País.

Interestingly, the astonishing discovery revealed how you never know your destiny might be fortunate enough to be worth a million dollars in case you live near the town of Colti, you should have a closer look at your doorstop it may just hold some incredible treasures.