It has been reported that a man discovered a diamond while walking in a park in the United States, attracting considerable attention.
UK’s Daily Mail reported on Monday that David DeCook from Minnesota discovered the diamond while strolling with his family at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park on April 21.
Reportedly, DeCook initially thought it was a candy wrapper glittering in the sun.
A few days later, DeCook returned to the park, confirmed it was a diamond, and officially registered his discovery.
The diamond DeCook unearthed is a 3.81-carat brown diamond, which he named Duke Diamond after his pet dog.
A park official explained that the day before DeCook’s visit, rain had washed away the surface layer of soil, creating favorable conditions for finding diamonds near the surface.
Crater of Diamonds State Park is known for the discovery of numerous gems, including diamonds, amethysts, and garnets, due to its unique geological characteristics.
Since farmer John Huddleston, who owned the land before it became a state park in 1972, first discovered a diamond in 1906, over 75,000 diamonds have been discovered. This year, about 220 diamonds weighing a total of 32 carats have been registered at the park, with only five of them exceeding 1 carat.
Visitors can pay an admission fee to enter the park and keep any gems they find there.
The Daily Mail reported that a 3-carat white diamond sells for around 40,000 USD, while a brown diamond of the same size sells for about 10,000 USD. DeCook’s Duke Diamond is estimated to be between 3,810 USD and 19,050 USD.
