A seven-year-old girl discovered a 2.95-carat black diamond while celebrating her birthday at a state park in Arkansas earlier this month.
Aspen and her family were exploring the north side of the park’s sprawling diamond search area, a 37.5-acre field on the eroded surface of an ancient, diamond-bearing volcano, when she struck gold.
Mr Brown said: “She got hot and wanted to sit down for a minute, so she walked over to some big rocks by the fence line. Next thing I know, she was running to me, saying ‘Dad! Dad! I found one!’”
The precious stone Aspen found is the second-largest registered by a park guest this year, Crater of Diamonds added, noting it was “topped only by a 3.29-carat brown diamond discovered in March”.
It is also the largest diamond registered since the completion of an excavation project at the 911-acre park, situated in Pike County.
A park employee said the diamond is among the most beautiful she’s seen in recent years.
As per park policy, guests can name the diamonds they find and the Arkansas-native decided to name the rock after herself.
Her father Luther Brown said it’s the perfect name for the brown diamond because “there was no skill required for her to find it” but instead Aspen was simply in the “right place at the right time”.
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