Boy Finds 5-Ct Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park
August 12, 13
 Photo: Arkansasstateparks.com |
Michael Dettlaff's discovery is one of the largest diamonds ever found at the park.
Park officers registered the diamond under a name chosen by the boy – 'God's Glory Diamond' – and say it is the 27th largest diamond found since the site became a state park in 1972.
The diamond was the 328th found so far this year at the park, which averages about two diamonds a day.
Park officials say rainy spring months and hard rains in July helped expose the diamonds on the surface.