Oregon Sunstone is the Official State Gemstone of Oregon, and one of the rarest and most valuable gemstones on the planet. Few people inside or outside of Oregon truly understand the story behind this unique gemstone and the amazing people who mine it. This book tells the story of six years of the author's travels throughout the gemstone producing region of the Rabbit Basin of the Oregon High Desert in Southeastern Oregon. Join the author on a journey to learn the formation and history of Oregon Sunstone, and meet the miners who left all comforts of home behind to go to a desert wilderness to find this wonderful treasure of the earth.