The Crater of Diamonds - Arkansas' Volcanic Treasure Field

Crater of Diamonds State Park  is the only place in the world where the public can search for natural diamonds at their volcanic source. 

The 37 acre eroded volcanic crater sees hopeful prospectors prying through  loose soil - hoping to find more than just dirt

Some do … some do not … 

Regardless, the history of the park is just as fascinating as the diamonds that litter its ground.

My dog Noodles and I visit the field in the hopes of striking it rich!

Works Cited: 

https://www.geology.arkansas.gov/docs/pdf/education/geologic-history-of-arkansas-through-time-and-space-gray-scale.pdf

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-curious-case-of-the-arkansas-diamonds-43575867/

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/john-wesley-huddleston-4732/

https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/parks/crater-diamonds-state-park/history

https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/articles/discovering-lamproite-crater

https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/parks/crater-diamonds-state-park/digging-for-diamonds

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0869591111010024#:~:text=Kimberlites%20are%20produced%20in%20the,Kimberlite%20and%20lamproite%20bodies%20have

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hvjuOKKX_I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZhRjh3Vg7w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rdm6VFQArU

Noah and Noodles here!

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