Arkansas

TexasTowelie

(120,827 posts) Thu Mar 16, 2017, 10:16 PM Mar 2017

Teenager finds 7.44 carat diamond in Arkansas state park

A 14-year-old boy found a 7-karat diamond at an Arkansas' Crater of the Diamonds State Park. (Source: Crater of the Diamonds State Park)

MURFREESBORO, Ark. (AP) - A teenager has found a 7.44 carat diamond at a state park in southwestern Arkansas.

Officials at Crater of Diamonds State Park at Murfreesboro say the rock found Saturday by 14-year-old Kalel Langford is the seventh largest found since the park was established in 1972. The park hasn't provided an estimate of the diamond's value.

The teen said in a statement Thursday that he spotted the diamond among rocks near a stream. He has named it "Superman's Diamond" and plans to keep it as a souvenir.

Park interpreter Waymon Cox describes the diamond as pinto-bean sized and similar in color to coffee.

Read more: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/34931381/teenager-finds-744-carat-diamond-in-arkansas-state-park

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Teenager finds 7.44 carat diamond in Arkansas state park (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2017 OP

Crap, the one I found is about the size of a pin head. It's fun but sinkingfeeling Mar 2017 #1

Both times I went... Cracklin Charlie Mar 2017 #3

One of those brown diamonds. Ilsa Mar 2017 #2

Lol Lotusflower70 Mar 2017 #4

Uncut Arkansas diamonds sell for $1000-2000 a carat. sinkingfeeling Mar 2017 #5

sinkingfeeling

(55,185 posts)

1. Crap, the one I found is about the size of a pin head. It's fun but

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 10:20 PM

Mar 2017

terribly hot work to go there. Been there twice.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

3. Both times I went...

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 10:39 PM

Mar 2017

All I found was mud.

It was fun, though.

Ilsa

(62,774 posts)

2. One of those brown diamonds.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 10:22 PM

Mar 2017

Jared (Jewelers) calls them "chocolate" to make them sound more desirable. I don't think they are particularly pretty, but good for him. I hope he is able to make a little money on it if he chooses to sell it.

Lotusflower70

(3,101 posts)

4. Lol

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 10:39 PM

Mar 2017

Chocolate diamonds. Nope, it doesn't work. Not at all desirable. I love chocolate but not a diamond fan. And those chocolate diamonds are hideous.

sinkingfeeling

(55,185 posts)

5. Uncut Arkansas diamonds sell for $1000-2000 a carat.

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 10:44 PM

Mar 2017

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