Going To The Experts
Stumped, Dave stored the rock in his home for the next four years, planning on one day getting all the gold out of it. But it wasn’t until 2019 that he stuck it in his backpack and marched over to the Melbourne Museum for answers.
At the Melbourne Museum, Dave met geologist Dermot Henry, the person responsible for testing samples that people bring in to the museum. In particular, a large part of Dermot’s role involves examining possible meteorites to test their authenticity. But this rock that Dave found couldn’t be a meteorite? Could it?