Boy Pulls Shining Gem From Soil in State Park Where Volcanic Crater Yields Diamond Every Day

A father and son on a boys only road trip found a 2-carat diamond at a state park in July. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Courtesy of Arkansas State Parks

The stone sparkled as Will Barnett sifted his mesh screen in the trough of water, the facets winking at him amid the loose soil and debris.

“Hey Marshall, you should take a look at this!” Mr. Barnett told his son, who snatched up the shiny rock from his father’s screen in a flash before excitedly asking the experienced miner nearby him whether or not it was a real diamond.