California woman finds Crater of Diamonds' largest gem of year, 4.38 carats [View all]

A 4.38-carat diamond found Sept. 23, 2021, at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, is shown atop a quarter for scale. Noreen Wredberg of Granite Bay, California, found the gem sitting on top of the ground within an hour of beginning her search. It is the largest diamond found so far this year at the park. Photo by Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism


MURFREESBORO, Ark. — A woman visiting from California found the largest diamond of the year so far — a 4.38-carat gem with a pear shape and a lemonade yellow color — at Crater of Diamonds State Park.

Noreen Wredberg found the diamond on top of the ground within an hour of beginning her search, according to a news release from the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.

She named it Lucy's Diamond after her husband's kitten, which has slight tints of a similar yellow in her fur. She said she is not sure what she will do with it but may have it cut, depending on the quality.

"I don't even know what it's worth yet. It's all new to me," she said.

Read more: https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/texarkana-region/story/2021/sep/30/california-woman-finds-crater-diamonds-largest-gem-year-438-carats/890846/