Looks like I know where my next vacation will be

[Fatty FatBastard]

Seriously, this is pretty insane.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071023/..._diamond_found

MURFREESBORO, Ark. - A Wisconsin man digging at an Arkansas diamond park with his fiancee Tuesday found a 3.92-carat white stone, but the rock will go into his collection because his betrothed already has a ring and a setting.

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Eric Blake, 32, of Appleton, Wis., spotted the stone along a trail at the Crater of Diamonds State Park when he set down a 70-pound bucket of mud that he was carrying to a wash basin. "I put the bucket down to switch hands. I looked down and there it was," Blake said.

Blake found a 1.49-carat stone Monday. The larger one is big enough to fashion into jewelry but Blake hadn't decided whether he will have it placed into a setting. "I only found it an hour ago," he said.

Blake, a carpenter, said his grandfather had taken him to the state park about 15 years ago and that he returns two to three times a year. "We usually find something," he said.

His fiancee Susan Gabrielson — who has "only one carat on her finger" — her daughter Sayde and Susan's sister Sarah accompanied Blake to the park this week. Susan found a 1.47-carat stone and some smaller gems Monday.

"We're going back out today. We'll take a lunch and then go back into the field," Blake said.

More than 700 diamonds have been found at the park this year.

The Crater of Diamonds park is the world's only diamond-producing site open to the public and visitors can keep the stones they dig up. The largest diamond ever found in the United States, the 40-carat white diamond named Uncle Sam, was unearthed in 1924 at the Murfreesboro park.

[pirc1]

Originally Posted by Fatty FatBastard Seriously, this is pretty insane. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071023/..._diamond_found MURFREESBORO, Ark. - A Wisconsin man digging at an Arkansas diamond park with his fiancee Tuesday found a 3.92-carat white stone, but the rock will go into his collection because his betrothed already has a ring and a setting. ADVERTISEMENT Eric Blake, 32, of Appleton, Wis., spotted the stone along a trail at the Crater of Diamonds State Park when he set down a 70-pound bucket of mud that he was carrying to a wash basin. "I put the bucket down to switch hands. I looked down and there it was," Blake said. Blake found a 1.49-carat stone Monday. The larger one is big enough to fashion into jewelry but Blake hadn't decided whether he will have it placed into a setting. "I only found it an hour ago," he said. Blake, a carpenter, said his grandfather had taken him to the state park about 15 years ago and that he returns two to three times a year. "We usually find something," he said. His fiancee Susan Gabrielson — who has "only one carat on her finger" — her daughter Sayde and Susan's sister Sarah accompanied Blake to the park this week. Susan found a 1.47-carat stone and some smaller gems Monday. "We're going back out today. We'll take a lunch and then go back into the field," Blake said. More than 700 diamonds have been found at the park this year. The Crater of Diamonds park is the world's only diamond-producing site open to the public and visitors can keep the stones they dig up. The largest diamond ever found in the United States, the 40-carat white diamond named Uncle Sam, was unearthed in 1924 at the Murfreesboro park.

How much will these stones get you on market?

[macalu]

Originally Posted by pirc1 How much will these stones get you on market?

people are willing to over pay for shiny worthless objects so i'm sure he'd get at least 5 figures.

[weslinder]

I went once (half of my family's from Arkansas). I got bored pretty quickly.

[RocketMan Tex]

It's an easy commute on the way home from Memphis, Fatty!! :D

[Davidoff]

Originally Posted by pirc1 How much will these stones get you on market?

It depends on MANY factors.. The stone would first have to be cut, then the price can be determined.. To get an idea of what his may be worth, an average 400 point round stone on the market today would go for around 35K

[pirc1]

Originally Posted by Davidoff It depends on MANY factors.. The stone would first have to be cut, then the price can be determined.. To get an idea of what his may be worth, an average 400 point round stone on the market today would go for around 35K

It would be worth it to find just two or three stones a year then.

[Rocket River]

Some reason I expected the Answer to be PRISON

Rocket River

[Uprising]

I did something similar, but with gold when I was in Alaska.

I found some nice nuggets. It was pretty cool.

(estimation of the gold I found was $200...)

[Fatty FatBastard]

Originally Posted by Rocket River Some reason I expected the Answer to be PRISON Rocket River

Dude, I've never done anything that would warrant Prison.

[MR. MEOWGI]

I went to those places in the '70s when I was a little kid. We didn't find any diamonds.

[Mr. Brightside]

pshh, I prefer blood diamonds. I want diamonds that people in Africa have lost their lives over. You know those diamonds have some really value. Nothing tells a girl that you love her more than telling her how many people died in war in order to make your princess happy.

[fadeaway]

Diamonds aren't even rare, you know. DeBeer's just keeps a tight rein on the available supply to overinflate prices. I've heard there are warehouses filled with diamonds that will never see the light of day for this reason.

[krnxsnoopy]

Originally Posted by Mr. Brightside pshh, I prefer blood diamonds. I want diamonds that people in Africa have lost their lives over. You know those diamonds have some really value. Nothing tells a girl that you love her more than telling her how many people died in war in order to make your princess happy.

I just watched the movie "Blood Diamonds" today. That movie can make a grown man cry. No joke.

[Invisible Fan]

Originally Posted by krnxsnoopy I just watched the movie "Blood Diamonds" today. That movie can make a grown man cry. No joke.

Intense movie...Too bad it didn't do well in the box office.

Now they can make a diamond from a person's ashes. I heard it from a Nas song.

[Rocket River]

Originally Posted by Fatty FatBastard Dude, I've never done anything that would warrant Prison.

didn't think so
just seemed like a funny answer . .or unexpected answer
that I expected

Rocket River