Crater of Diamonds State Park – Harry & Co Jewellery

Location and History

Crater of Diamonds State Park is located in Pike County, Arkansas, United States.
The park is situated in the Ouachita Mountains.
It covers an area of 911 acres (369 hectares).
The park is located near the town of Murfreesboro.
The coordinates of the park are 34°1′59″N 93°40′13″W.
Crater of Diamonds State Park became a state park in 1972.
The park was previously owned by private owners in Dallas, Texas.
Diamond mining attempts in the early 1900s were unsuccessful.
The park's diamond field was formed through natural erosion and concentration of diamonds.
Hydraulic mining was used in the early era (1907-1932) to extract diamonds.
The park was purchased by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism in 1972.
The property was previously owned by private owners, including General Earth Minerals (GEM) and GF Industries (GFI).
The State of Arkansas acquired the volcanic formation and surrounding land for $750,000.
The park continues to operate as a tourist attraction.

Diamonds have been continuously discovered in the field since 1906.
The largest diamond ever found in the United States, the Uncle Sam, was discovered in 1924 and weighs over 40 carats.
The graded-perfect Strawn-Wagner Diamond, weighing 3.03 carats, was found in 1990.
The park's plowed field, covering 37.5 acres, is accessible to the public for diamond digging.
The east and west drains of the diamond field have been fruitful for recreational diamond diggers.

Crater of Diamonds State Park is managed by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
The park was purchased by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism in 1972.
The property was previously owned by private owners, including General Earth Minerals (GEM) and GF Industries (GFI).
The State of Arkansas acquired the volcanic formation and surrounding land for $750,000.
The park continues to operate as a tourist attraction.

Crater of Diamonds State Park is one of the few diamond-bearing sites accessible to the public.
The park offers visitors the opportunity to search for diamonds and keep what they find.
The park's diamond field is plowed regularly to expose new material for diamond digging.
In addition to diamond digging, the park offers camping, hiking, and picnicking facilities.
The park's location in the scenic Ouachita Mountains adds to its natural beauty.

The Crater of Diamonds is part of a 100-million-year-old eroded volcanic formation.
The diamonds were brought to the surface by Kimberlite/Lamproite magma.
The diamonds had crystallized in the cratonic root of the continent before being sampled by the magma.
Roland Everett Langford proposed a gas phase reaction for diamond formation in his Ph.D. dissertation.
Geologist Dennis Dunn found that the diamondiferous rocks range from olivine lamproite to phlogopite and olivine-rich tuffs.
Visitors can hunt for diamonds and other semi-precious gems in the 37.5-acre plowed field.
On average, two diamonds are found per day by park visitors.
The park has a visitor center, gift shop, and cafe.
The Diamond Discovery Center offers an interpretive look at prospecting for diamonds.
The park also features the Diamond Springs aquatic playground, enclosed pavilion, trails, and picnic areas.

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