An Arkansas man discovered a 3.29-carat brown diamond at MURFREESBORO, Ark. - A regular visitor became one of the few lucky ones when he spotted a 3.29-carat brown diamond at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park.
David Anderson, of Murfreesboro, discovered the gem over the weekend while wet-sifting soil from the West Drain of the park’s 37.5-acre diamond search area.Park rangers said it's the largest diamond found at the park this year and the largest since last September. RELATED: Minnesota couple unearths 1.9-carat diamond at Arkansas diamond crater"At first I thought it was quartz but wondered why it was so shiny," Anderson said in a news release. "Once I picked it up, I realized it was a diamond!"Anderson said he first learned about the park while watching The Travel Channel in 2007.
David Anderson a 3.29-carat brown diamond. (Credit: Crater of Diamonds State Park) He took his first trip shortly after and found a 1.5-carat white diamond.
He said he has discovered more than 400 diamonds over the past 16 years with 15 of them weighing over one carat. Some of his other top finds include a 3.83-carat yellow diamond found in December 2011 and a 6.19-carat white gem discovered in April 2014.RELATED: Woman finds 3.72-carat yellow diamond at state park in ArkansasFinders can choose the name of their diamonds.