The World of Opals
Author:   Allan W. Eckert
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:  

9780471133971


Pages:   464
Publication Date:   02 October 1997
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Author:   Allan W. Eckert
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.832kg
ISBN:  

9780471133971


ISBN 10:   0471133973
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   02 October 1997
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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What Is an Opal? A New Look at Opal Formation. Opalized Fossils and Pseudomorphs. A Chronological History and Mythology of Opals. Famous and Otherwise Noteworthy Opals. Types of Opals. The World's Major Opal Fields. Opal Occurrence Worldwide. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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ALLAN W. ECKERT, PhD, has been a professional writer for over thirty years, with more than thirty-seven books to his credit. He is the recipient of an Emmy Award for outstanding program achievement, and his short stories have earned him seven Pulitzer Prize nominations. A member of the American Society of Gemcutters, Dr. Eckert has mined opals in Virgin Valley, Nevada, as well as at the New Coocoran Opal Field of Lightning Ridge and the White Cliffs Opal Field, both in New South Wales, and at the Yowah Opal Field in southwestern Queensland. Over the past six years, he has cut and polished over 4,000 opals and faceted hundreds of other gemstones. His previous publications include the four-volume set Earth Treasures, a guide to rock dig locations in the United States.

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