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Arkansas
Crater of Diamonds State Park, AR
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Agates and jasperAlso reported: diamonds (white/brown/yellow).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Teerui (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: eroded lamproite (kimberlite) volcanic pipe yielding diamonds
Only public diamond-bearing site in the world where the public may dig and keep finds; documented by Arkansas State Parks.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Sun exposureMuddy plowed field, dehydration
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