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For Will and Marshall Barnett, of Buckeye, AZ, a recent father-and-son trip to Arkansas’ famous Crater of Diamonds State Park resulted in the story of a lifetime and the second-largest diamond registered so far this year. Visitor finds 4.87-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Dec 2023 ⁄ Waymon Cox Jerry Evans, of Lepanto, visited Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro this spring, but only recently learned that he had discovered a 4.87-carat diamond. A History of How Science is Ever Changing May 2023 ⁄ Tayler Markham Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Guests often have questions about what brought the diamonds to the surface. Was it kimberlite or lamproite? The material that brought the diamonds to the surface at the park has been given lots of names throughout the years. In science, nothing is set in stone. It must be open to change, depending on the discovery of new... Exploring the Rainbow at Crater of Diamonds State Park Apr 2023 ⁄ Tayler Markham Greetings from the Crater of Diamonds State Park! While diamonds come in all colors of the rainbow, diamonds found at the Crater of Diamonds are white, brown, or yellow. More than 60% of Crater diamonds are white, 20% are brown and less than 20% are yellow. A diamond’s color is influenced by its journey from deep within the earth to the surface. Visiting the Crater during the Spring Feb 2023 ⁄ Tayler Markham It’s hard to believe that spring break is just around the corner, after the icy weather the park has received in recent weeks. Looking forward to warmer weather, families from all over the country are planning spring break trips in the coming days, and several will choose to spend time at the world-famous Crater of Diamonds State Park. For those who plan to visit the park... Visitor Finds 1.90-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Nov 2022 ⁄ Tayler Markham Seth and Jessica Erickson, of Chatfield, MN, recently embarked on an 11-state road trip for their tenth anniversary. Having first heard about Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park years ago, they planned a special stop at America’s only public diamond mine along the way. On the morning of their visit, the couple found a brown diamond weighing nearly two carats. Discovering Conglomerates at the Crater Sep 2022 ⁄ Tayler Markham A conglomerate is a sedimentary rock made of other rocks glued together, like nature’s concrete! They have a variety of colorful rocks cemented together Visitor finds 35,000th diamond at Crater of Diamonds since 1972 Sep 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox White gem marks latest significant milestone in state park’s 50-year history Crater of Diamonds to celebrate 35,000th diamond found at park since 1972 Aug 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox Crater of Diamonds State Park will celebrate an important moment in its history in the coming weeks, as staff prepare to recognize the 35,000th diamond found and registered there since the state park opened in 1972. “It’s amazing to work at a place with so much history,” Park Superintendent Caleb Howell said. “Every diamond found here has a story to go along with it, but... Discovering the Uncle Sam Jul 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! In recent weeks, we have learned that the Uncle Sam Diamond—the largest ever found in the United States—is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, D.C. While Uncle Sam is one of America’s most significant diamonds, most people don’t know the fascinating story of how... Pagination Page 1 Next page Next ›
Arizona man finds two-carat diamond at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park Aug 2024 ⁄ Waymon Cox There is nothing better than memories made while spending quality time with family. For Will and Marshall Barnett, of Buckeye, AZ, a recent father-and-son trip to Arkansas’ famous Crater of Diamonds State Park resulted in the story of a lifetime and the second-largest diamond registered so far this year.
Visitor finds 4.87-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Dec 2023 ⁄ Waymon Cox Jerry Evans, of Lepanto, visited Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro this spring, but only recently learned that he had discovered a 4.87-carat diamond.
A History of How Science is Ever Changing May 2023 ⁄ Tayler Markham Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Guests often have questions about what brought the diamonds to the surface. Was it kimberlite or lamproite? The material that brought the diamonds to the surface at the park has been given lots of names throughout the years. In science, nothing is set in stone. It must be open to change, depending on the discovery of new...
Exploring the Rainbow at Crater of Diamonds State Park Apr 2023 ⁄ Tayler Markham Greetings from the Crater of Diamonds State Park! While diamonds come in all colors of the rainbow, diamonds found at the Crater of Diamonds are white, brown, or yellow. More than 60% of Crater diamonds are white, 20% are brown and less than 20% are yellow. A diamond’s color is influenced by its journey from deep within the earth to the surface.
Visiting the Crater during the Spring Feb 2023 ⁄ Tayler Markham It’s hard to believe that spring break is just around the corner, after the icy weather the park has received in recent weeks. Looking forward to warmer weather, families from all over the country are planning spring break trips in the coming days, and several will choose to spend time at the world-famous Crater of Diamonds State Park. For those who plan to visit the park...
Visitor Finds 1.90-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Nov 2022 ⁄ Tayler Markham Seth and Jessica Erickson, of Chatfield, MN, recently embarked on an 11-state road trip for their tenth anniversary. Having first heard about Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park years ago, they planned a special stop at America’s only public diamond mine along the way. On the morning of their visit, the couple found a brown diamond weighing nearly two carats.
Discovering Conglomerates at the Crater Sep 2022 ⁄ Tayler Markham A conglomerate is a sedimentary rock made of other rocks glued together, like nature’s concrete! They have a variety of colorful rocks cemented together
Visitor finds 35,000th diamond at Crater of Diamonds since 1972 Sep 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox White gem marks latest significant milestone in state park’s 50-year history
Crater of Diamonds to celebrate 35,000th diamond found at park since 1972 Aug 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox Crater of Diamonds State Park will celebrate an important moment in its history in the coming weeks, as staff prepare to recognize the 35,000th diamond found and registered there since the state park opened in 1972. “It’s amazing to work at a place with so much history,” Park Superintendent Caleb Howell said. “Every diamond found here has a story to go along with it, but...
Discovering the Uncle Sam Jul 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! In recent weeks, we have learned that the Uncle Sam Diamond—the largest ever found in the United States—is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, D.C. While Uncle Sam is one of America’s most significant diamonds, most people don’t know the fascinating story of how...
