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MURFREESBORO, Ark., April 29 (UPI) -- A Missouri man said he discovered a 4.89-carat diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park.
Mack Evans, 67, of Diamond, Mo., said he discovered the jellybean-sized jewel, which officials said is the largest found at the park so far this year, during a recent visit to the state park, which is the world's only diamond producing site open to the public, the Joplin Globe reported Thursday.
Evans said most diamonds form a single crystal, but his find was an aggregate of multiple crystals.
"I almost threw it away," Evans said. "I had seen a lot of diamonds. I have never seen anything like this."
Visitors to the state park, near Murfreesboro, are allowed to dig all day and keep their findings for a $7 entrance fee.
"We have more than 40 other rocks and minerals that you can find," park interpreter Waymon Cox said.
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