American farmers find meteorites billions of years old

A farmer from Arlington (Minnesota, USA) is quite surprised because he accidentally picked up meteorites dating back billions of years.

>>> Discovering a $ 5.3 million meteorite in the field

Mr. Bruce and his wife with a meteorite for billions of years - (Photo: Areavoices)

Two years ago, Bruce Lillenthal found a strange stone in his field. Having a hobby of collecting stones, he retained the stone of its size and color.

He said: 'This rock jutted out of the ground and attracted me at first sight. At first I had a hunch this was not an ordinary stone '.

A close-up of a billion-year-old meteorite model - (Photo: Areavoices)

Keeping the stone in the house for two years, the couple recently decided to bring it to meet Professor Calvin Alexander, a University of Minnesota meteorologist, to answer questions.

Professor Calvin confirmed that this is truly a meteorite and, more surprisingly, it dates back billions of years. The meteorite size is 41cm x 28cm, 4cm thick, weighs 15kg, contains 8% of nickel (a rare metal on earth).

Ms. Nelva, his wife shared: 'The unusual, unique and priceless meteorite, I started to love it more.'