Teen Finds 2.93 Carat Diamond

[dgridley]

MURFREESBORO, Ark. (AP) - Walking along a path taken by thousands of others at the Crater of Diamonds State Park, Nicole Ruhter noticed something everyone else had missed—a tea-colored, 2.93-carat diamond.
Ruhter, 13, of Butler, Mo., said she would name her find the "Pathfinder Diamond" after pulling what she described as a broken pyramid from the ground. Her parents, grandparents, brother and two sisters had already spent the day digging in two other fields before heading down the path just after 7 p.m. Tuesday.

"We were walking through the path and I just walked and saw this little shine," said Ruhter, who has just finished the seventh-grade. "We wrapped it up in a little dollar bill and took it back and showed them."

Ruhter said both park rangers and her vacationing family got excited about the diamond, found along a service road. So far this year, visitors to the park have found 332 diamonds, three of them Tuesday alone, said Bill Henderson, assistant park superintendent.

While the park does not do appraisals, Henderson said experts appraised a 4-carat diamond found previously in the park between $15,000 to $60,000. Henderson said Ruhter's diamond did have chips and several imperfections.

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[Skinny]

That's it. I'm going to that park with my Backhoe.

That's a true gem!

Skinny

 

[dgridley]

Never been there, but looks like I'm going to have to visit! (Been to Butler, MO tho)

 

[The Equivocate]

So even though it's state/federally owned land, she gets to keep it? Pretty cool... but I'm surprised the park officials wouldn't try and claim ownership.

 

[bidawinner]

I was there in around 1974 or so ... and went back to 2 years ago .

A lot of fun just playing in the dirt .. they have a really nice campgrounds and waterpark etc..

Arkansas Park Rangers go through every "rock" you bring in and identify them for you . You keep anything you want . lots of quartz and stuff .

Family vacation thing to do ..we were in Branson Mo and took 2 days out to drive into Arkansas and to the diamond fields

Here's a link about the park http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com/