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 <[email protected]> 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, [email protected] 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: [email protected] >> Sender: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: [email protected] >> 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/) >> [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) >> 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, >> [email protected] 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" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> 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.... >>>> >> >> **************Need a job? Find employment help in your area. >> >> (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000005) >> ______________________________________________ >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> >> Matt Morgan >> Mile High Meteorites >> http://www.mhmeteorites.com >> P.O. Box 151293 >> Lakewood, CO 80215 USA > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
