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Pennsylvania woman finds 3.09-carat white diamond at Arkansas state park

Pennsylvania woman finds 3.09-carat white diamond at Arkansas state park

Summary

A woman from Pennsylvania found a 3.09-carat white diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. The park is the only place where visitors can search and keep natural diamonds found in a volcanic area.

Key Facts

  • Keshia Smith found a 3.09-carat white diamond at the park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.
  • The diamond is flat, smooth, colorless, and about the size of a bead.
  • Smith named the diamond "Za'Novia Liberty Diamond" to honor her grandchildren and America's 250th year.
  • Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only location where people can search for diamonds in their natural volcanic source.
  • Visitors search a 37-acre plowed field, and anything found belongs to them.
  • Since 1972, over 37,377 diamonds have been found by visitors to this park.
  • The largest U.S. diamond ever found, the 40.23-carat Uncle Sam, was discovered there in 1924.
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