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In the United States, a 7-year-old child went to a state park with his family on his birthday and found a large diamond, making it a hot topic.
According to the Arkansas State Parks Office on the 9th (local time), Aspen Brown, a 7-year-old girl who visited Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas on the 1st, found a 2.95-carat object inside the park. found a golden diamond.
This child visited the park with his father and grandmother to celebrate his birthday and found a diamond. The diamond became his birthday present.
The children’s father, Luther Brown, said: “Aspen was hot so he walked over to a big rock next to the fence to sit for a moment. Then he came running towards me and said, ‘Dad, Dad, I found it!'”
The family stopped by the ‘Diamond Discovery Center’ operated by the park to check the gem they found, and a park employee confirmed that it was a diamond.
“This diamond is a perfect crystal with a sparkling luster and no broken edges,” explained Deputy Park Superintendent Wayman Cox.
The diamond is the second largest discovered by park visitors this year, the park said.
According to the park, visitors to the park discover an average of one to two diamonds every day, and 563 diamonds were discovered this year, totaling over 89 carats.
Since the first diamond was discovered in 1972 by farmer John Huddleston, who owned the land before it became a state park, a total of 75,000 diamonds have been unearthed.
The 37-acre (approximately 150,000 m2) field where visitors can search for treasures is the eroded surface of a volcanic crater. Due to its unique geology, gems such as amethysts and garnets are found in addition to diamonds.
After paying the entrance fee and entering the park, visitors can take the gems they find here.
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2023-09-10 00:26:55
