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
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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.
i want to go there!
I'd think the provenance of this diamond makes it safe.
-PJ
Only upon sale and he can deduct expenses (grin)!
I bet it loses a lot when cut.
My wife’s engagement ring was only 1/4 carat but it was a keepsake. I could not afford it so she paid for it. She also picked it out.
2 karat white diamond
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That came out of the mine as a considerably larger stone.
There are several parks that permit people to keep diamonds and gold found. Read something about a kid who found a really big nugget of gold.
Part of the evening festivities will entail debating which end is the "Clean End"!
Maybe you are right, the article says:
Lanik declined to share the estimated value, but even cut brown diamonds of similar size can be found on eBay for less than $1,000.
I think this is the same park where a boy found a 7 Caret brown diamond. The park charges $10 per person to scratch around in the dirt. They plow the dirt every other week ( I think) for fresh dirt.
A bit more reading shows you are correct, thanks!
I would go right after a rain.
That’s how I found arrowheads as a kid during spring plowing season...................
Dang! Why didn’t I think of that!??!?!?!?!..................
As a Diamond Collector AND a Chocolate Lover, I tried really, REALLY hard to like that stone, but you're right - Ug-Lee! I DO give Le Vian Bonus Points for some brilliant marketing, though!
See Post #35. I resisted, LOL!
In the late ‘70s folks were checking old tailings piles near Liberty, WA, for gold chunks that were too big to pass through the screens at the mills
Wait. Was it a diamond? Pff, yea, it’s mine. Lost it right in that area.
I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I once was a science teacher in public schools.........how does a diamond have its edges worn smooth? If it is harder than all other materials?
Enquiring minds want to know.........
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