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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
Uncle Sam diamond. Uncle Sam is the nickname for the largest diamond ever discovered in the United States. It was found in 1924 in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, at the Prairie Creek pipe mine, which later became known as the Crater of Diamonds State Park. The diamond was named "Uncle Sam" after the nickname of its finder, Wesley Oley Basham, a worker ...
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.
Related: Man Finds 4.49-Carat Canary Diamond in Same Ark. Park Where a 9-Carat Diamond Was Unearthed. 7-Year-Old Girl Finds 2.95-Carat Diamond While Celebrating Her Birthday. Discovery date: Sept ...
The Amarillo Starlight is the largest diamond found by a park visitor in the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas since 1972, when it was established as a state park. . The Amarillo Starlight was found by W. W. Johnson of Amarillo, Texas in 1975 while he was vacationing at the park with his fam
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.
When you travel to Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park, odds are, you will find some sort of diamond. Much like the woman in the video above, one park goer found the surprise of her life when ...
It is the largest diamond ever found by a tourist in the Arkansas area. It was valued at $15,000.00 in 1964. The Star of Murfreesboro was featured in the September, 1966, edition of the Lapidary Journal article "60th Anniversary - Discovery of Diamonds in Arkansas". As of 2006 the Pollock family still owned the diamond.