US man finds piece of glass in park, later discovers it to be 5-carat diamond
A man from Arkansas in the US identified as Jerry Evans found the largest diamond found at Crater of Diamonds State Park in three years.
A man from Arkansas in the United States identified as Jerry Evans found the largest diamond found at Crater of Diamonds State Park in three years.
According to reports, Evan and his girlfriend were walking at a park during his he found the precious diamond. Mistaking it as piece of glass, Evans casually placed it in his pocket. He suspected it to be something different, hence he decided to seek professional opinion and took the mysterious object to the Gemological Institute of America.
After inquiry, the Gemological Institute of America revealed that the seemingly ordinary item was an extraordinary near-colourless 4.87-carat diamond.
The diamond, roughly the size of a jellybean and shaped like a pyramid, has now become the third-largest gem unearthed at the park since 2020.
Speaking about it to the local media house, Evan revealed, “I thought it might be a piece of glass, it was so clear. I really didn’t know.” “We were picking up everything thinking it was a diamond,” he added.
He further revealed, “When they called and told me it was real, I was tickled to death!”
The Crater of Diamonds State Park, situated in Arkansas, has a rich history of diamond discoveries. According to Arkansas State Parks, over 75,000 diamonds have been unearthed since the first discovery by John Huddleston in 1972.
In 2023, approximately 798 diamonds, totaling over 125 carats, have been registered at the park.
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