In the U.S., You Can Visit a Diamond Mine and Keep What You Find

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00:00In the U.S., you can visit a diamond mine and keep what you find.

00:04Most people assume diamond hunting requires industrial machinery,

00:08but at Crater of Diamond State Park in Arkansas,

00:10visitors can walk into a field with nothing but a shovel

00:13and walk out with genuine diamonds in their pockets.

00:16Crater of Diamond State Park operates on two simple words,

00:20finders, keepers.

00:22Any diamond you find becomes yours to keep, no questions asked.

00:25It's the only place in the world where normal civilians

00:28can search for real diamonds in their original volcanic source

00:31and then take them home.

00:34A volcanic eruption 100 million years ago

00:36blasted diamonds up from more than 93 miles deep.

00:40Since 1906, more than 75,000 diamonds have emerged

00:44from this 37.5-acre field.

00:47Visitors find more than 600 diamonds each year.

00:50The 40.23-carat Uncle Sam remains the largest diamond found in America.

00:55Visitors average two diamonds per day,

00:57with roughly 1 in 10 people finding something.

01:01Searchers use surface searching after rain or sift dirt when dry.

01:05Entrance fees are $8 for adults and $5 for children.

01:09The park also offers walking trails, camping, and a water park.

01:13For those unable to visit Arkansas,

01:15Herkimer County in New York offers Herkimer diamonds.

01:18Actually, quartz crystals with exceptional clarity.

01:21Both experiences connect visitors to geological wonders

01:24and the dream of finding treasure in ordinary places.

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