Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park

“I didn’t realize it was a diamond at the time, but it was clean and gleaming, so I grabbed it!”

In Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park, a California tourist unearthed a 4.38-carat yellow diamond, the park’s most significant stone this year. According to the park, Noreen Wredberg of Granite Bay, California, discovered the diamond on Sept. 23 after scouring an area during a field.

The unique jewel was lying on top of the earth, waiting to be discovered.” I didn’t realize it was a diamond at the time, but it was clean and gleaming, so I grabbed it!” In a statement, Wredberg stated. “We didn’t imagine we’d be able to find one, let alone one that enormous!”

The pair arrived on a perfect day for diamond hunting: a few days after a heavy downpour.”Dirt doesn’t stick to diamonds because they are rather hefty for their size and lack static electricity.

When rain reveals a bigger diamond and the light shines on it, the diamond’s reflecting surface is typically visible, “Waymon Cox, a park interpreter, said in a statement. “Between September 19 and 21, the park received over an inch of rain.

When Mrs Wredberg came two days later, the dirt had dried a little, and the sun was shining. She was in the perfect spot to get a glimpse of her diamond gleaming in theearly light!”

Wredberg dubbed her find “Lucy’s Diamond” after her husband’s kitten, and she stated she would cut it. According to the park, more than 250 diamonds totalling more than 46 carats have been documented, so far this year, in Crater of Diamonds State Park. White is the most frequent hue in the park, followed by brown and yellow.