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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. Park visitor finds 3.29-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Mar 2023 A regular visitor to Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park recently discovered a 3.29-carat brown diamond in his wet-sifted gravel. It is the largest diamond found at the park this year and the largest since September 2021. David Anderson, of Murfreesboro, spotted the gem on Saturday, March 4, while wet-sifting soil from the West Drain of the park’s 37.5-acre diamond... Geocaching at Crater of Diamonds State Park Mar 2023 ⁄ Sarah Reap Geocaching is an outdoor scavenger hunt that people around the world participate in. It is a great way to get out on a trail and explore a new area you wouldn’t normally explore. Crater of Diamonds has several caches hidden within the park boundaries for you to find! 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... A year of celebration and diamond discoveries Feb 2023 ⁄ Sarah Reap Last year was a special one for the Crater. Not only did the park celebrate its 50th anniversary, but more diamonds were registered in 2022 than the previous two years combined! Following is a recap of diamond finds and other significant events during 2022. A Good Time for a Diamond Find Dec 2022 ⁄ Sarah Reap 22,813 people entered the diamond search area in October 2021, superseding the 15,443 people we saw in October of this year. But how does that compare with diamond finds? Does higher visitation mean that more diamonds were found? Read this article to find out! 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... Pagination Page 1 Next page Next ›
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.
Park visitor finds 3.29-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Mar 2023 A regular visitor to Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park recently discovered a 3.29-carat brown diamond in his wet-sifted gravel. It is the largest diamond found at the park this year and the largest since September 2021. David Anderson, of Murfreesboro, spotted the gem on Saturday, March 4, while wet-sifting soil from the West Drain of the park’s 37.5-acre diamond...
Geocaching at Crater of Diamonds State Park Mar 2023 ⁄ Sarah Reap Geocaching is an outdoor scavenger hunt that people around the world participate in. It is a great way to get out on a trail and explore a new area you wouldn’t normally explore. Crater of Diamonds has several caches hidden within the park boundaries for you to find!
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...
A year of celebration and diamond discoveries Feb 2023 ⁄ Sarah Reap Last year was a special one for the Crater. Not only did the park celebrate its 50th anniversary, but more diamonds were registered in 2022 than the previous two years combined! Following is a recap of diamond finds and other significant events during 2022.
A Good Time for a Diamond Find Dec 2022 ⁄ Sarah Reap 22,813 people entered the diamond search area in October 2021, superseding the 15,443 people we saw in October of this year. But how does that compare with diamond finds? Does higher visitation mean that more diamonds were found? Read this article to find out!
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...
