[meteorite-list] [SPAM] Re: Larry's Holbrook Holy Grail Find and BobHaag's Venus Stone

From: DNAndrews <dna1_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:54:11 -0700
Message-ID: <45DE6563.2090008_at_cableone.net>

100 bucks now? They used to be $25 if I remember correctly....however I
have CRS now (Can't Remember S_it). I remember I bought a slice of
Esquel from Bob in the late 90's (and not that big of slice either) and
he through in the cast. Righteous dude he is.

Dave

Mike Jensen wrote:

> Hi
> Here is an image of the cast of the "Venus Stone" from Bob's site.
> http://www.meteoriteman.com/graphics/venus.jpg
>
> He sells them for $100 each. My brother and I both picked up one at
> the Tucson show this year. If I remember correctly he said those were
> the last ones he had for sale. But you might email him to see if he
> has any more for sale.
> http://www.meteoriteman.com/misc.htm
>
> Mike
> --
> Mike Jensen
> Jensen Meteorites
> 16730 E Ada PL
> Aurora, CO 80017-3137
> 303-337-4361
> IMCA 4264
> website: www.jensenmeteorites.com <http://www.jensenmeteorites.com>
>
> On 2/22/07, R. N. Hartman < rhartman04 at earthlink.net
> <mailto:rhartman04 at earthlink.net>> wrote:
>
> Alex wrote <<NEVER EVER cut specimen like these just for the sake
> of getting
> some classification data! >>
>
> Then cut the cast instead. :=)
>
> (He!He!)
>
> Ron
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alexander Seidel" <gsac at gmx.net <mailto:gsac at gmx.net>>
> To: <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <mailto:bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>>;
> <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> <mailto:Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>>
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 10:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Larry's Holbrook Holy Grail Find and
> BobHaag's
> Venus Stone
>
>
> I am also the lucky owner of one of those Venus stone casts from
> Bob Haag.
> Beautiful! And you know why he called this one the "Venus
> stone"..?? :-)
>
> This is one very special nice example of a flight-oriented
> meteorite, where
> the rule applies: NEVER EVER cut specimen like these just for the
> sake of
> getting some classification data! Why? Because a cut would destroy
> the
> "character" of the piece!
>
> And so we don?t know what?s inside this beautiful meteorite, we
> can only
> make some assumptions from non-destructive observation.
>
> Alex
> Berlin/Germany
>
>
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: 22 Feb 2007 18:11:00 UT
> Von: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <mailto:bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>
> An: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> <mailto:Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> CC:
> Betreff: [meteorite-list] Larry\'s Holbrook Holy Grail Find and
> Bob Haag\'s
> Venus Stone
>
> > Hello Moni and List,
> >
> > Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Dave Andrews wrote to the List:
> >
> > Hi List, The Adamana or "Venus Stone" was found in the Adamana
> landfill.
> > Near the Petrified Forest/Painted Desert boundary. (about 15
> miles NE of
> > Holbrook on I-40). Evidently someone just didn't want it anymore
> or didn't
> > know what they had. It was found by a rancher target practicing
> with his
> > 0.22 rifle. With the selling of the piece to Bob, I heard he
> purchased a
> > new mobile home to live in. I have one of the casts, and it
> looks very
> > real.
> > It looks so real, that I think I'll put it up on eBay with a
> $15,000
> > reserve.
> > (just kidding :o) Regards, Dave
> >
> >
> > I got one of these casts too many years ago and they do look real!
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Bernd
> >
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