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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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