Posted on 07/30/2019 1:20:02 PM PDT by Red Badger
A Nebraska teacher visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas found a 2.2-carat brown diamond, the largest diamond found at the park so far this year. Photo courtesy of Arkansas State Parks
==========================================================
July 30 (UPI) -- A Nebraska man visiting Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park found a 2.2-carat brown diamond, the largest found at the park so far this year.
Josh Lanik, 36, a schoolteacher from Hebron, told Arkansas State Parks officials he was visiting the park with his family July 24 when he spotted something shiny on the surface of the ground.
"We took the kids to look for amethyst on Canary Hill, and I was walking through an area where it looked like a lot of water had washed when I saw it," he said. "It was blatantly obvious there was something different about it. I saw the shine, and when I picked it up and rolled it in my hand, I noticed there weren't any sharp edges."
Lanik said he didn't realize the object was a diamond until he and his family took their finds to the park's Diamond Discovery Center to have them identified.
Officials told Lanik his 2.2-carat brown diamond was the largest diamond found at the park so far in 2019.
"Mr. Lanik's gem is about the size of a jellybean and has a dark brown color, similar to brandy. It has a beautiful natural pear shape and smooth, curved facets that give the gem a metallic shine," Park Interpreter Waymon Cox said.
Cox said recent heavy rains likely caused the diamond to end up on the surface. He said about one in 10 diamonds found by park visitors are discovered on the surface of the ground.
The worth of Lanik's diamond was not revealed, but the teacher said he plans to keep it as a souvenir for the time being.
A Nebraska teacher visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas found a 2.2-carat brown diamond, the largest diamond found at the park so far this year. Photo courtesy of Arkansas State Parks
Excellent!
Ooppsie. He told someone = Taxes.
Ah yes, the turd of the diamond world.
I’m surprised the State of Arkansas never passed a law saying “All You Found Diamonds Belong Us”.
Then nobody would come there and spend money in the restaurants and hotels...............
I think it is not worth enough to worry about. I read that it is illegal to own an uncut diamond without a license, though - so your warning stands!
bkmk
Never heard of such a law.
Do you have a reference?
Cheers, ‘Pod.
It is worth about 7G according to some research.
Cyril Figgis: It’s not brown, Pam. That color is called champagne.
While governor, Slick almost sold the mining rights in this State Park to some criminals whose names you might remember.
The story was told in the book “Clinton Cash” and in this article
They are called CHOCALATE DIAMONDS!
you drag a diamond through a trailer park and that’s what you get...
This is what the democrats hope to find in Detroit tonight. A shiny turd.
I dunno, googled up a 2 carat one in a ring for $8900.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.