[meteorite-list] Sober thought

From: Dark Matter <freequarks_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 20:33:57 -0600
Message-ID: <822da19a0903091933l6fea3619s8a357fd948e5de55_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

I considered many of these same issues and besides upgrading my slice
of Valera, and I dreamed of finding the dented skull of the unlucky
cow. And here in Montana, we take our cow skulls seriously. Just look
at our state quarter.

Here's the August 2006 Accretion Desk article I wrote about Valera:

http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2006/August/Accretion_Desk.htm

Best,

Martin #1



On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Darryl Pitt <darryl at dof3.com> wrote:
>
>
> One of the ironic details concerning Valera was the ranch owner's
> nonchalance over the event. ?A physician, he reasoned that deaths
> necessarily resulted from rocks falling from the sky. ?(Reasonable.) ?It was
> a Venezuelan astronomy professor who realized the significance of the event
> and interviewed the family and ranch hands.
>
> ?Valera's value has been compromised as a result of an initial inexpensive
> offering---an unimaginable absurdity. ? (And I'm in-part to blame.)
>
>
>
> On Mar 9, 2009, at 9:26 PM, mail at mhmeteorites.com wrote:
>
>> Documentation is of the utmost importance. For example, I have photos of
>> the owner of Worden holding the piece, a pic of the garage roof and the car
>> that was smashed. I think I still have the cancelled check!
>>
>> A signed affidavit is always nice. I know Darryl Pitt provided that with
>> every chunk of Valera he sold.
>>
>> Matt
>> ------Original Message------
>> From: Impactika at aol.com
>> Sender: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>> To: darryl at dof3.com
>> To: rob at nakhladogmeteorites.com
>> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sober thought
>> Sent: Mar 9, 2009 7:19 PM
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> (I really meant to stay out of that discussion, but.............)
>>
>> Yes, there were two Valera stones, one hammered a cow, the other one
>> simply
>> impacted the ground.
>> Now, when you buy a piece of Valera, how do you know that you are getting
>> a
>> piece of the cow-killer? No blood on it, I believe.
>>
>> And the question applies to most of the other "hammers" on the market. The
>> only probable exceptions being pieces with a bit of paint, red for
>> Peekskill or
>> Worden, yellow for one of the Park Forest. The rest.....???????????
>>
>> I just sold a very nice slice of Valera, I most certainly did not present
>> it
>> as a hammer.
>>
>> Just my opnion.
>>
>> Anne M. Black
>> _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/)
>> _IMPACTIKA at aol.com_ (mailto:IMPACTIKA at aol.com)
>> Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
>> _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/)
>> ========================
>>
>> In a message dated 3/9/2009 7:02:34 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
>> darryl at dof3.com writes:
>> As it regards Venezuela's extraterrestrial hammering.....Valera is a
>> two stone fall.
>>
>> =======
>>
>> On Mar 9, 2009, at 8:52 PM, Rob Wesel wrote:
>>
>>> Agreed, Valera is way under priced and underappreciated for a single
>>> stone fall...let alone a cow killer that is often sold with copies
>>> of the affidavit.
>>>
>>> Peekskill, Claxton, Sylacauga, maybe it's a U.S. thing, Valera
>>> should be in the mix.
>>>
>>> Rob Wesel
>>> http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com
>>> ------------------
>>> We are the music makers...
>>> and we are the dreamers of the dreams.
>>> Willy Wonka, 1971
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darryl Pitt" <darryl at dof3.com>
>>> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 5:47 PM
>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Sober thought
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Make that on the rocks....
>>>>
>>>> As long as the only meteorite that has been extensively documented
>>>> to have killed an animal sells for just $10/g (Valera)---any notion
>>>> of a value-added for a hammering rests with the truly hammered....
>>>>
>>
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