Garbage checked diamonds: Surprise Discovery in the Park in the United States – Cyprus Newspaper

A man in the United States realized that the glittering object he found on the ground while walking with his family was not aluminum, but a valuable diamond of 3.81 carat.

David Decook, who went to the Crater of Diamonds (Diamond Crater) State Park in the state of Minnesota, USA, saw an object shining on the ground. At first glance, when he took this object, which he thought of a sugar packaging, he realized that it was a precious stone.

Experts, Decook’un found that the stone weighing 3.81 carat confirmed that a brown diamond. This diamond, as of 2025 as the heaviest stone in the park was recorded.

Thanks to the rains

Park officials, in April in the region’s heavy rains, the soil, the diamond may cause the surface to the surface, he said. Decook said that he called it “Duke Apple”, inspired by Diamonda dog.

Value can be up to 19 thousand dollars

Jewelery experts estimate that the stone value may be between 3 thousand 800 and 19 thousand dollars. Decook said that he has not yet decided what to do with the diamond.

Park almost diamond field

The Crater of Diamonds Park is one of the publicly -open regions where more than 75,000 diamonds have been removed. Last year, a French tourist found a larger diamond in the park. The largest diamond that has been released in the region so far was the stone called “Uncle Sam”, which was discovered in 1924.