A seven-year-old visitor, Aspen Brown from Paragould, had a memorable trip to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, when she unearthed a 2.95-carat golden brown diamond. This discovery ranks as the second-largest among park guests this year, surpassed only by a 3.29-carat brown diamond found back in March.
Notably, Aspen’s diamond marks the first substantial find since the recent conclusion of an excavation project at the park in the previous month.
Accompanied by her father and grandmother to celebrate her birthday on September 1, Brown’s family ventured to the north side of the park’s 37.5-acre diamond search area, a plowed field located on the eroded remains of an ancient, diamond-rich volcano. According to her father, Luther Brown, “She got hot and wanted to sit down for a minute, so she walked over to some big rocks by the fence line. Next thing I know, she was running to me, saying ‘Dad! Dad! I found one!’”
Waymon Cox, assistant park superintendent, described the find: “Aspen’s diamond has a golden-brown color and a sparkling luster. It is a complete crystal, with no broken facets and a small crevice on one side, created when the diamond was formed. It’s certainly one of the most beautiful diamonds I’ve seen in recent years.”
