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  • [X] Crater of Diamonds

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  • [X] Diamond Digging

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  • [X] Monika Rued
  • [X] Meg Matthews

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  • [X] November 2020
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Visitor Finds 4.49-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Nov 2020
  ⁄  
Monika Rued

It was all treat, no trick this Halloween for Steven McCool of Fayetteville, Ark., at Crater of Diamonds State Park. The 34-year-old found the third-largest diamond of the year. He found a 4.49-carat yellow diamond.

Steven McCool's 4.40-carat yellow diamond

Crater Diamond Find: 2.78-Carat Way Out Yonder Diamond

Jun 2017
  ⁄  
Monika Rued

A couple spotted a large brown gem at Crater Diamonds State Park that turned out to be a 2.78-carat diamond.

2.78 Carat Found at Crater Diamond State Park

2.65-Carat Diamond Found at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Jun 2017
  ⁄  
Monika Rued

A 25 year old woman thought she had only picked up a piece of glass at Crater of Diamonds State park, but in reality, she found out she had discovered a 2.65-carat brown diamond.

2.65-Carat Diamond Found at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Wishes Come True at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Sep 2016
  ⁄  
Meg Matthews

A young Canadian pre-teen came to Crater of Diamonds thanks to the Make a Wish Foundation after a bad prognosis. But after spending time in the state park, he found a 15 pt diamond.

Young Boy Finds Diamond in Arkansas State Park
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