A beautiful specimen of opalized wood, discovered by Dr. Allan W. Eckert at the Rainbow Ridge mine in Virgin Valley, NV on Sept. 22, 1991. This wonder of nature came from Dr. Eckert's personal collection who is considered one of the world's leading experts on precious opals and is the author of the definitive opal book, "The World of Opals".
Eckert is also an historian, naturalist, novelist, poet, and playwright. The author of thirty-nine published books, he has been nominated on seven separate occasions for the Pulitzer Prize in Literature. Eckert was recipient of an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and is playwright of the acclaimed outdoor drama entitled Tecumseh.
