Rockhounds never de-orbited a whole Rock, that I'm aware of. Large chunks of refined ore, yes; a full-on rock, no.
There was a story that involved a joint effort by several parties to stop a Rock-retrieval run that had gone wrong when the miners had a life-support failure, however.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
There was a story that involved a joint effort by several parties to stop a Rock-retrieval run that had gone wrong when the miners had a life-support failure, however.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.