Huge brown diamond found at Crater of …
The 3.29-carat gem found at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park on March 4 is the largest diamond found at the park since 2021. Hurricane-prone states The day in pictures Get the USA TODAY app ...
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Crater of Diamonds State Park History | Arkansas State Parks
Of all the Arkansas state parks, the Crater of Diamonds has had arguably the most colorful history, with stories of treasure hunters and the diamonds found in Arkansas through the decades. People first began to suspect that diamonds might occur just outside of the quiet town of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, when the precious stones were found in the peridotite soil of …
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Diamond Digging in Arkansas: What You Need to Know
Notable Diamonds Found In Crater Of Diamonds State Park. The Uncle Sam diamond is the largest diamond ever found in the US, with a weight of 40.23 carats. It was found in 1924 by Wesley Oley Basham. The Amarillo Starlight diamond is the largest diamond ever found by a park visitor since the Crater of Diamonds State Park was established in 1972 ...
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Crater of Diamonds State Park | Murfreesboro, AR
More than 35,000 diamonds have been found by park visitors since the Crater of Diamonds became an Arkansas state park in 1972. Notable diamonds found at the Crater include the 40.23-carat Uncle Sam, the largest diamond ever unearthed in the U.S.; the 16.37-carat Amarillo Starlight; the 15.33-carat Star of Arkansas; and the 8.52-carat Esperanza. ...
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Crater of Diamonds State Park | Arkansas State Parks
More than 35,000 diamonds have been found by park visitors since the Crater of Diamonds became an Arkansas state park in 1972. Notable diamonds found at the Crater include the …
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More Than 80 Carats of Diamonds Discovered in Arkansas During Record
Visitors from Arkansas registered 112 diamonds, while travelers from 25 other states registered 241 gems. ... Of the diamonds found, 269 diamonds were white, 43 were brown, and 41 were yellow. The average diamond weight found last year was just under one-quarter carat, but 17 diamonds weighed more than one carat each. Visitors found 26 …
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2.30-carat diamond found at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds …
The second-largest diamond registered this year has been recovered by a guest visiting the Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park on Friday, September 27.Listed
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French tourist unearths 7.46-carat diamond at Arkansas …
Julien Navas, who was visiting from Paris, found the eighth-largest diamond found at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas since 1972. It weighs more than 7 carats. (Crater of Diamonds State Park)
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Diamond Digging | Arkansas State Parks
Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas offers visitors a one-of-a-kind experience - diamond hunting. Here you can find with world's eighth largest diamond-bearing volcanic crater. ... Park staff at the Diamond Discovery …
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Diamond Mining in Arkansas
It's finder's keepers at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. The only public diamond mine in the world, Crater of Diamonds offers you a one-of-a-kind adventure - the opportunity to hunt for real …
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Why Can Diamonds Be Found | Arkansas State Parks
If you've ever wondered why the earth produces diamond sites and why we have a field in Arkansas where diamonds are found, we have answers. The geology of diamonds found at the Crater of Diamonds State Park goes back more than three billion years with the formation of diamonds as the stable form of carbon in the earth's mantle. At the ...
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Couple Finds Huge 'One in 15 Million' Diamond in Park with …
Finding diamonds at the 37.5-acre park is therefore surprisingly common: according to the park website, one or two are found each day, with 581 diamonds having been registered in 2022 so far, and ...
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Woman finds 4.38-carat yellow diamond in …
A California woman found a 4.38-carat yellow diamond in Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park in September, the Arkansas Parks Department said.
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Visitor finds 2.3-carat diamond at Arkansas state park
A white 2.03 carat diamond found at Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park on Sept. 27, 2024. A white 2.03 carat diamond found at Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park on Sept. 27, 2024.
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Arkansas man finds 4.87-carat diamond in Crater of Diamonds …
Within 10 minutes of entering the Crater of Diamonds State Park, park officials said that one Arkansas man found the largest diamond discovered in three years.
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Historical Reading List: Diamonds in Arkansas
A description of some of the diamonds found in Arkansas. Diamonds for the Finding!, H. Leiper, Lapidary Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 4-12, (1957). Description of hunting for diamonds at the site in Arkansas. Highlights from the Gem Trade Lab in New York: 6.43 ct. Diamond [from Arkansas], G.R. Crowningshield, Gems & Gemology, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp ...
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Visitor finds 2.38-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds …
A regular visitor found a 2.38-carat brown diamond on April 10 at Arkansas's Crater of Diamonds State Park. It is the largest diamond found at the park this year. After more than a decade of searching and hundreds of diamond finds at the park, Adam Hardin found his first diamond weighing more than two carats.
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'Wow, that's a big diamond!': State park visitor's
The largest diamond of the year has been discovered at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, the park announced in a news release on Tuesday.
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Visitor finds huge 7.46-carat diamond in Crater of Diamonds …
The 7.46 carat diamond discovered by Julien Navas, of Paris, France, upon his visit to the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas on January 11, 2024.
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Crater of Diamonds State Park
Well-known diamonds found during this time included the 15.33-carat Star of Arkansas (1956), the 6.42-carat Gary Moore diamond (1960), and the 34.25-carat Star of Murfreesboro (1964). The Crater of Diamonds was purchased by the state of Arkansas in 1972 and established as Crater of Diamonds State Park.
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California woman finds 4-carat diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds
Arkansas State Parks says Wredberg's diamond is the biggest diamond found this year at the site. Since 1906, over 75,000 diamonds have been unearthed at the Crater of Diamonds, which became a ...
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Crater of Diamonds State Park – Murfreesboro, Arkansas
Discover Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas: The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find. ... The two diamonds he found were appraised by the jeweler ...
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7.4-carat diamond found at Arkansas park, biggest …
French man names 7.46-carat diamond found at Arkansas park after his fiancée. The Carine diamond is the largest registered at the park since 2020, and the man hopes to split it in two, for his...
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Crater of Diamonds State Park Guide — Gem Hunting in Arkansas
2. First Diamonds Found. Arkansas farmer John Huddleston found 2 diamonds on his farm in 1906. This sparked the diamond mining rush, and today, the site of his discovery is the Crater of Diamonds State Park. 3. Record-Winning Find. The largest diamond ever discovered in the U.S., now known as the Uncle Sam Diamond, was unearthed in this park in ...
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Visitor finds 2.3-carat diamond at Arkansas state park
A white 2.03 carat diamond found at Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park on Sept. 27, 2024. A white 2.03 carat diamond found at Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park on …
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2.30-carat diamond found at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds …
The second-largest diamond registered this year has been recovered by a guest visiting the Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park on Friday, September 27. Listed at 2.30-carat white diamond in the ...
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There's Much More Than Just Diamonds To Be Found at Crater of Diamonds
Crater of Diamonds State Park, in Arkansas, is known for… well, diamonds. But the unique geology of the area also means that there are many uncommon minerals spread throughout the park. ... Those found in Crater of Diamonds are usually well-formed, with a few nearly perfect specimens being found as well. The neat thing is that you can put a ...
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Visitor discovers 2.30-carat diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds
A visitor found a 2.30-carat white diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park, the second-largest found there in 2024. The guest discovered the diamond after hours of searching using wet sifting and surface searching methods. Park officials said 548 diamonds, totaling over 82 carats, have been registered by guests this year, with one to ...
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Second Largest Diamond Found This Year at Crater of Diamonds
They found a 2.30-carat white diamond in the park's 37.5-acre diamond search area. This marks the third diamond over two carats found this year and the second-largest registered in 2024. attachment-Crater of Diamonds 022020 CHC_0075
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Treasure Hunter Unearths 2.38-Carat 'Frankenstone' Diamond
A man from Dallas discovered the 15.33-carat white "Star of Arkansas" diamond, while a woman from Irving, Texas, found a 3.11-carat white diamond that looked like the profile of President ...
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