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Diamond Searching by Specific Gravity

Nov 2019
  ⁄  
Waymon Cox

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! When digging dirt to sift for diamonds at the park, finding certain other minerals can make your search more productive. Look for locations where running water has carved a path through the plowed dirt of the diamond search area. As water from runoff and other sources wash through the field, it picks up heavier materials and...

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Teen Finds 7.44-Carat Diamond at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park

May 2017
  ⁄  
Monika Rued

An Arkansas teen found a 7.44-carat diamond at Crater of Diamond State Park after only searching for 30 minutes. It is the 7th-largest diamond found at the parks since 1972.

Teen Finds 7.44-carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park
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