Business Standard

Teenager finds 7.44 carat diamond in Arkansas state park

Image

AP Murfreesboro (US)
A teenager has found a 7.44 carat diamond at a state park in southwest Arkansas.

Officials at Crater of Diamonds State Park at Murfreesboro say the rock found Saturday by 14-year-old Kalel Langford is the seventh largest found since the park was established in 1972. The park hasn't provided an estimate of the diamond's value.

Langford said in a statement today that he spotted the diamond among rocks near a stream. He has named it "Superman's Diamond" and plans to keep hang onto it.

Park interpreter Waymon Cox describes the diamond as pinto-bean sized and similar in color to coffee.
 

The largest diamond ever discovered in the United States, the 40.23 carat "Uncle Sam," was unearthed on the land in 1924.

Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Mar 17 2017 | 12:13 AM IST

Explore News