[meteorite-list] [SPAM] Larry's Holbrook Holy Grail Find and Bob Haag's Venus Stone

[DNAndrews]

Hi Bernd and Moni,
Wow!  Bernd must save everything in his database (which is worth a 
fortune in itself).  Since 1999, I found out that this story is not 
entirely true.  It wasn't found in a landfill as Bob H. mentioned in his 
catalogue.  Instead, it was found in a horse corral when the owners of 
the ranch were cleaning it out.  (So I'm told).  They set it on a fence 
post and a passer-by, (whom will remain nameless for now),  asked if he 
could have it.  The owners just gave it to him.  He then sold it Haag 
for the sum stated below.  Those owners of the ranch (whose wife works 
with my girlfriend) sold it a while ago, but they may be foreclosing on 
it and get the land back.  So this is the scenario I'm hoping for. 

Bob lists his Adamana or "Venus Stone" as an L6...same as Holbrook.  
Coincidence?  Maybe....maybe not.  Plotting it on the map looks quite 
possible to me.

Best,
Dave

bernd.pauli at paulinet.de wrote:

>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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