From 2016 to 2020, visitors discovered 237 diamonds while surface searching at the park, about ten percent of all diamonds registered during that time. While most diamonds found at the park weigh about one-quarter of a carat, the average diamond found on top of the ground weighs nearly two-thirds of a carat!

The “Amarillo Starlight” reached a polished weight of 7.54 carats, with a price estimate of at least $150,000.

A tourist who found a diamond worth over $20,000 in a US national park has been allowed to keep it. Noreen Wredberg from California was hiking in Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park on 23 September when she spotted a glinting yellow object in the ground.

A California traveler discovered a 4.38-carat yellow diamond in Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park, the largest gem found at the park this year.

Weighing 4.38 carats, Noreen’s diamond is the largest found at the park since last October, when a visitor from Fayetteville, Ark., discovered a 4.49-carat yellow diamond. Finders of large Crater diamonds often choose to name their gems. Noreen named hers Lucy’s Diamond, for her husband’s kitten.

While it is unclear how much the diamond is worth, the park said a 3.03-carat white gem found in 1990 was cut into 1.09 carats and eventually sold in 1998 for $34,700 — meaning Kinard’s diamond is likely worth thousands more. “Congratulations to Mr.

Where can diamonds be found? The answer might surprise you. Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park is one of the only diamond-producing sites in the world where the public can search for diamonds in their original volcanic source. The policy here is “finders, keepers,” meaning the diamonds you find are yours to keep.

The answer might surprise you. Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park is one of the only diamond-producing sites in the world where the public can search for diamonds in their original volcanic source. The policy here is “finders, keepers,” meaning the diamonds you find are yours to keep.

She picked it up. Turns out, the stone was a 4.38 carat yellow diamond worth $20,000 (Rs 14,94,021). But Wredberg was not aware of its value when she collected it from the park. Soon, she declared the stone to the Park’s authorities, who then confirmed it was a flawless yellow diamond, reported Independent.

Yes, you can sell your diamond and your setting. If you go through Abe Mor diamonds, they’ll handle the resale of your diamond and setting. Remember that your setting will be worth the scrap gold price. While it is a financial loss to sell your ring for scrap gold, at least you are able to recuperate some of the cost.

Here are some tips to help you spot a real diamond:

1. They do not look like the ads. Diamonds sold in stores are already cut and polished.
2. Check for their natural shine. Diamonds are literally brilliant.
3. Diamonds are rounded not edged.
4. Check for translucency.
5. Check for toughness.

Lucara Diamond Corp. is a Canadian diamond mining company with a producing mine and exploration licenses in Botswana. Its 100% owned Karowe mine is one of the world’s foremost producers of large, high quality, Type IIA diamonds in excess of 10.8 carats.

Karowe, which means precious stone in the local language, is one of world’s foremost producers of large, high quality, Type IIA diamonds in excess of 10.8 carats, including the historic 1,758 carat Sewelô, the 1,109 carat Lesedi La Rona and the 813 carat Constellation which sold for a record US$63.1 million.

This month’s find is the largest gem unearthed by the company since diamonds were first discovered in Botswana in 1967, the government said. At present, the largest diamond ever recorded is the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond, found in South Africa in 1905.