In 1972, the property became a state park, and now, visitors can try their luck and dig for diamonds in the park's 37-acre field. Any gems, rocks, or minerals that you find—diamonds, or ...

A French visitor to the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, unearthed a 7.46-carat diamond on Jan. 11. Julien Navas, who lives in Paris, said he had gone out gold digging and ...

The Duke Diamond is the second-largest diamond found at Crater of Diamonds State Park, behind a 7.46-carat gem named The Carine Diamond that was discovered in January 2024.

For several years, the average cost of an engagement ring with a natural diamond was between $3,200 to $3,600. However, between inflation and consumer taste, diamonds are getting larger in size and ...

South Africa's cabinet has approved participation in an international effort to boost the marketing of real diamonds, responding to the increasing appeal of lab-grown gems and funded by a 1% levy on ...

When lab-grown diamonds were introduced to consumers in the mid-2010s, they offered the same sparkle as natural diamonds but at a much lower price — by some accounts, 60 to 80 percent lower.

Shopping Tips and Deals Should you choose a lab-grown diamond engagement ring instead of a natural diamond engagement ring? Updated: Jul. 11, 2025, 2:45 p.m. | Published: Jan. 22, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will unveil the Winston Red Diamond and Winston Fancy Color Diamond Collection Tuesday, April 1—an extraordinary showcase of some of the world’s ...

Do you care where a diamond comes from? Historically, consumers didn’t have a choice. Natural diamonds were formed billions of years ago, deep beneath the earth’s surface, and were then thrust ...