Strange stones, worth billions of dong

2 stones smell like perfume, paid 5 billion not sold

Mr. T. in Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province owns two hard objects like rocks, one is pinkish red, weighs 0.6 kg, is cylindrical, and is a monolithic block; the other is silvery gray, weighs 0.9 kg, and was cut from a larger block of rock.

The two stones have different shapes and colors but both give off a fragrance like perfume. The owner of the two stones said that they have been offered to buy for up to 5 billion VND but he has not sold them yet. Many people speculate that the two stones are similar to the rare ambergris. This type is also known as the agarwood of the sea.

However, according to many experts, to determine whether it is "ambergris" or not, it is necessary to see it directly and if necessary, it must be tested. If it is true, "ambergris" is the essence of sperm whales, has effects in medicine and in the high-class perfume industry, and is worth tens of billions of VND/kg.

Strange Scented Stone Left in the Yard for 15 Years

A resident in An Giang also owns a stone with a strange scent. The owner of this stone is Mr. Nguyen Duy Hai (residing in Tu Giac, Long Xuyen City).

This stone weighs about 50 kg, has many colors, red, ash gray, brown gray,... and many shells, snail shells stick on the surface. When sawed, chiseled very porous and can be crushed into powder.

Mr. Hai said he bought this stone in Ba Hon (Kien Giang) for 300,000 VND, intending to bring it home to make a rockery. However, due to his busy work, the stone was forgotten in the corner of the garden for 15 years. It was not until he read documents about “long dien huong” that Mr. Hai began to observe and discover many strange and interesting things about the stone.

A stone bought for 50,000 VND on the side of the road was paid billions

During a trip to Thanh Hoa, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nhan (68 years old, residing in Nam Dinh City, Nam Dinh Province) bought this stone for only 50,000 VND at a rockery shop right next to the road to assemble a rockery. Unexpectedly, ten years later, the stone was offered for 2 billion VND but Mr. Nhan refused to sell it.

According to Mr. Nhan, it is a monolithic stone, shaped like a turtle, with a nose, eyes, head down, mouth holding a 3.5cm long sword hilt, on the left back stand out two Chinese characters "Nhat tam", black color stands out clearly on the yellow background.

The back of the stone corresponding to the turtle shell has a shape similar to the map of Hanoi in 2004, with the Red River flowing from the Northwest to the Southeast. The stone has a total weight of 20.4 kg, all the indexes according to the Lo Ban ruler are beautiful numbers, bringing good luck and fortune.

Strange rock suspected to be mineral buried in coffee garden

In 2016, while working in a coffee garden, people in Loc Tan commune, Bao Lam district (Lam Dong) discovered a large rock weighing 20 tons, 4m long, 2m wide, 1m thick, with many colorful veins. The rock was later bought by Mr. Chinh (in the same commune) for 100 million VND.

Gemstone collectors in Lam Dong believe that the above rock could be chalcedony. With a "huge" size of 20 tons, Mr. Chinh's rock is worth billions of dong.

Previously, in 2015, at the coffee plantation of Mr. Nguyen Chi Thanh (residing in Dak Gan commune, Dak Nong province), a group of people used many machines to dig up a semi-precious stone of chalcedony (weighing about 30 tons). The value of this precious stone is estimated to be up to tens of billions of VND.

Mysterious glowing stone in the dark

Mr. Duong Hoang Dung, 52 years old, in Ward 5, Ca Mau City, owns a glowing stone. Mr. Dung said he bought this stone for 75 million VND and had to mortgage his new Vespa.

According to the owner, this duck egg-sized stone has the ability to emit a shimmering, magical blue light, bright enough to drink tea all night. Someone offered to exchange it for an antique worth 500 million VND, but he refused.

Similarly, Mr. Chau Chi Hung (Buu Hoa Ward, Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai) also owns a strange stone that can glow by itself. This stone is 3 times larger than a goose egg, smooth as a pebble and emits a strange blue light. To date, the phenomenon of glowing stones has not been explained.

The stone has the shape of "Portrait of Uncle Ho"

Artisan Doan Giau in Di Linh (Lam Dong) owns a huge collection of stones, with an estimated total value of over 1.5 billion VND, including a stone with the image of "Uncle Ho's portrait".

During a trip to "hunt" for stones in Ham Thuan - Da Mi in 2006, while resting at a stream, Mr. Giau accidentally picked up a stone and felt a scene of an autumn forest on its surface, but when he washed it, he discovered a stone pattern with a clear portrait of Uncle Ho.

Snake venom stone

Mr. Vu Van Khan in Hong Thai commune, Kien Xuong district, Thai Binh province owns a black stone that looks like a square magnet, 2cm long, weighs about 50g. On both surfaces there are circles and a deep U-shaped hole, one side of the stone is scratched.

The stone has the ability to cure snake bites, just place the stone on the bite. If the bite is fresh, it will only take 1 hour, or even 2 hours for the stone to absorb all the venom. When the venom is gone, the stone will automatically fall off. If the bite is caused by a venomous snake, the stone will stick to the bite, sucking until the venom is gone, then automatically release it. If it is not a venomous snake, the stone will not show any unusual symptoms.

The stone can stick to all four sides, meaning that on any side, the stone can absorb venom.

Hanh Nguyen