Pennsylvania woman finds 3.09-carat white diamond at Arkansas state park
Summary
A woman from Pennsylvania named Keshia Smith found a 3.09-carat white diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. The park is unique because visitors can search for real diamonds in their natural volcanic ground and keep whatever they find.Key Facts
- Keshia Smith found the diamond during a visit to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.
- The diamond weighs 3.09 carats, is white, flat, smooth, and colorless.
- Smith named the diamond "Za'Novia Liberty Diamond" in honor of her grandchildren and America’s 250th anniversary.
- Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only place in the world where the public can search for natural diamonds in their original volcanic source.
- Visitors can search a 37-acre field for diamonds and other stones and keep what they find.
- Since becoming an Arkansas state park in 1972, over 37,000 diamonds have been found there by visitors.
- The largest diamond found at the park was the 40.23-carat "Uncle Sam" diamond in 1924.
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