MURFREESBORO, AR. (THECOUNT) — A 71-year-old grandmother found a stunning 2.63 ct. “ice white” diamond while visiting Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park. earlier this month.
The woman found the diamond after searching for only about 10 minutes.
“I was using a rock to scrape the dirt but don’t know if I uncovered the diamond with it or not,” she said. “It was just lying on the surface!”
The woman from Colorado came to the park with her family. She asked to remain anonymous.
She thought the ice white diamond was likely a piece of glass, so she asked her son to put it in his pocket.
The woman decided to name her diamond “Lichtenfels,” the name of her hometown in Germany.
The family continued to search for another hour. When they had their rocks identified by park staff, they learned the woman had found the largest diamond found at the park so far this year.
“I didn’t know what to think,” the woman said. “I was shocked!” source
Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, allows the public to search for diamonds and keep what they find. It became a state park in 1972.
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