Along the way, learned about the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, according to a news release from Arkansas State Parks. Visitors scour the earth at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. The 7.46 carat diamond discovered by Julien Navas, of Paris, France, upon his visit to the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas on January 11, 2024. The Carine Diamond is the eighth-largest diamond found in the Crater of Diamonds since it became a state park in 1972, according to the news release. Geologists explained about 100 million years ago, there was a volcanic eruption, which carried the diamonds to the surface, according to the park’s website.

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Persons: Julien Navas, Navas, “, ” Navas, ” Lucky, Waymon Cox, Cox, Arkansas State Parks Navas Organizations: CNN, Arkansas State Parks, Discovery Center, Geologists Locations: United States, France, Cape Canaveral , Florida, New Orleans, Arkansas, Paris