Adam Hardin found a 2.38-carat brown diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas.
"Mr. Hardin’s diamond is about the size of a pinto bean, with a coffee brown color and a rounded shape," Park Interpreter Waymon Cox said in the release."It has a metallic shine typical of all diamonds found at the park, with a few inclusions and crevices running all along the surface." On his visits to Crater of Diamonds State Park over the last 10 years, Hardin has had some competition with another regular visitor to see who can find the biggest diamond, he told the park.
Hardin has visited Crater of Diamonds State Park for more than a decade and has found "hundreds" of diamonds on his visits. However, the gem he found last month is his first diamond that weighs more than two carats. "I found a big one, then he got a 1.79-carat, and we were joking about who would find the next big diamond and be ‘king of the mountain,’" Hardin said."As soon as I found this one, I had a feeling I had him beat. Now he's trying to find a bigger one, but I'm planning on staying on top."Many people who find diamonds at the state park name their gems and Hardin is no exception, according to the press release. Hardin named his 2.38-carat diamond"Frankenstone.
"I thought of the name because it has a pretty and kind of not-so-pretty look to it," Hardin said in the release."Us diamond miners call that 'character!'" FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWSHardin’s is the largest diamond found this year. It is also the largest brown diamond found since 2020, when someone found a 9.07-carat diamond.