A Lucky French Tourist Discovers a 7.46-Carat Brown Diamond in a U.S. Park, Naming It After His Fiancée.
According to Fox News on January 25, a French tourist recently found a 7.46-carat diamond on the ground while visiting the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, USA.
Mr. Julien Navas and the brown diamond. (Photo: ASP).
In the 15-acre search area, tourist Julien Navas was incredibly lucky to discover the brown diamond.
The main purpose of his trip to the U.S. was to watch a rocket launch at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Afterwards, he traveled with a friend to New Orleans, Louisiana.
On his way, he heard about the famous diamond park in Arkansas and felt intrigued since he had previously panned for gold and searched for fossils.
Days before his arrival, the park experienced heavy rainfall. After purchasing an entry ticket and renting a basic diamond digging kit, he began to search. “The work was hard on my back, so by the afternoon, I primarily searched the surface,” he recounted.
According to park staff member Waymon Cox, many large diamonds have been found on the surface. “We often plow the search area to loosen the soil containing diamonds and promote natural erosion. Rain washes away dirt, revealing heavy rocks, minerals, and diamonds near the surface,” he explained.
This is the largest diamond found in the park since 2020. (Photo: ASP).
After several hours of searching, Mr. Navas took the diamond to the park’s Diamond Discovery Center and learned that it weighed 7.46 carats. He believes that this park is a magical place where the dream of finding a diamond comes true.
Many visitors like to name the diamonds they find in the park. Mr. Navas named his the Carine Diamond after his fiancée and plans to cut the diamond into two pieces for his fiancée and daughter. He also intends to bring his daughter back to this park when she grows up.
| The Carine Diamond is the fifth diamond found in this park this year and is the largest since 2020. Over 75,000 diamonds have been discovered here since 1972. Visitors pay a $10 entry fee and are allowed to keep the diamonds they find. |
