Crater of Diamonds State Park

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209 State Park Road
Murfreesboro, AR 71958
(870) 285-3113
www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com/

This is the only diamond mine on the North American continent, and the only one in the world that is open to the public. The 911-acre state park that includes and surrounds the mine is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and is also designated a Class III Natural Monument or Feature by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_of_Diamonds_State_Park
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Coordinates:   34°2'4"N   93°40'19"W

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  • There are other mines open to the public, but this is the only one that is "finders keepers". You pay around $6 and you can search the green clay in the area for diamonds. Usually they are off color or cloudy, but the only diamond in the US certified 0/0/0 was found there within the last decade. It was bought by the park / state of Arkansas for reportedly 35K. It was just over a carat. Nice place to camp.
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