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The Amarillo Starlight was found by W. W. Johnson of Amarillo, Texas in 1975 while he was vacationing at the park with his family. When unearthed, it was a 16.37 carats (3.274 g) white diamond, but it has since been cut into a 7.54 carats (1.508 g) marquise shape. Its value has been estimated between $150,000 and $175,000. [1]
Pool at Crater of Diamonds State Park. Crater of Diamonds State Park is known for the 37.5-acre (15.2 ha) plowed field on which visitors can hunt for diamonds and other semi-precious gems. On average, two diamonds are found per day by park visitors. [3] A visitor center contains information about the geology of the park, a gift shop, and a cafe.
The company described those diamonds as being so hard that they could only be cut using powder of other Arkansas diamonds. [4] The final result was a 12.42-carat (2.484 g) emerald-cut gem. It was characterized as M on the diamond color scale; this nominally corresponds to a faint yellow color, but the visual impression of Uncle Sam has been ...
Jerry Evans found the diamond within the first 10 minutes of visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park with his girlfriend, according to a news release. Arkansas.gov Jerry Evans found the 4.87-carat ...
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. - Courtesy Arkansas State Parks
It turns out he found a 4.87-carat diamond in the shape of a pyramid — the largest diamond registered there since 2020, officials say. “Mr. Evans’ diamond is spectacular to see.
It was found in 1990 by Shirley Strawn of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, in the Crater of Diamonds State Park public search field. It was cut to 1.09 carats (220 mg) in 1997, and graded a "perfect" 0/0/0 by the American Gem Society (AGS) in 1998 and graded perfect by the Gemological Institute of America , making it the first diamond from Arkansas to ...
As of Wednesday, 246 diamonds have been registered at Crater of Diamonds State Park this year, weighing a total of 59.25 carats. On average, people find one or two diamonds there daily. Show comments