A 10.22-kg rock used as a Michigan barn doorstop for decades was identified as a new iron meteorite

A meteorite that spent decades as a barn doorstop in Michigan has been identified as a new IIIAB iron meteorite. The 10.22-kilogram rock reportedly fell on a farm near Edmore in 1939.

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• The Times of India PressRead hereOct 3, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC · timesofindia.indiatimes.comAlso carried by timesofindia.indiatimes.com
• Business Today Genre pressRead hereOct 5, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC · businesstoday.inFound in 1939, used as a doorstop for decades: Michigan rock identified as meteorite
• El Cronista Genre pressOct 5, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC · via Google NewsRock used as a doorstop for decades turns out to be a 22-pound iron meteorite