It may look like a dirty yellow rock - but this 'stone' could be a piece of whale sick worth £100,000. This misshapen rock is probably a piece of rare and valuable sperm whale vomit nicknamed 'floating gold'. Ambergris, or 'grey amber', is used in perfumes such as Chanel No. 5 to amplify the scent.
While the vomit is said to smell like old wood or fungus, it acts as a vital stabiliser when combined with other ingredients. Ambergris is the intestinal slurry of sperm whales, which they eject into the ocean when they have a stomach or throat problem.
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