Crater of Diamonds in Murfreesboro is the only diamond mine in the world is open free to the public. People can go to search for diamonds and retain this value object.
Crater of Diamonds at Murfreesboro, Arkansas, United States of America was once the crater. To date, it is known as a natural diamond mine. It attracts both locals and tourists because they are free admission, spade comfortable looking. Some people even use a special filter to filter the wash, separating diamond.
More than a hundred years since the findings, the Crater diamond mine of Diamonds bring thousands of diamonds and precious stones. In it, visitors find more than 600 diamonds each year all the colors. More than 31,000 members are found in the crater area. Crater of Diamonds has become the State's parks since 1972.
The diamonds in this mine is formed about 3 billion years ago, Earth's crust is about 60-100 miles. About 100 million years ago, when lava eruption, bringing them up to the surface. Diamonds are found along the other gemstones such as Amethyst, jade and brain code.
In 1906, John Huddlestone was the first to find the diamond in this location. After the "gems" are confirmed genuine diamonds, "craze" search becomes. John Huddlestone not interested in diamond mining, therefore, he sold the land for the investment group at a price of $ 36,000.
After many failed mining attempt, mine was opened publicly in the 1950s and changed its name to "Crater of Diamonds". The Arkansas State Government has acquired the land in 1972 and turned it into a park.
Most of the diamonds found here are very small in size. But sometimes you find a few members from 3-5 karats valued at thousands of dollars.
In late April this year, a woman in America when strolling in the Park also accidentally caught a diamond size 3.68 karats. It is white, the water drops. She named its Hallelujah and the decision to hold back do not sell
