Arkansas Man Discovers Nearly 5-Carat Diamond at State Park

The diamond, initially mistaken for glass, is the largest find at the park since 2020.

Jerry Evans, a resident of Lepanto, Arkansas, found a nearly 5-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park during his first visit.
Initially mistaking the gem for a piece of glass, Evans later had it identified by the Gemological Institute of America as a nearly colorless 4.87-carat diamond.
Evans' find is the largest diamond registered at the park since a 9.07-carat brown diamond was discovered in 2020.
Crater of Diamonds State Park, one of the few diamond-bearing sites in the world accessible to the public, has yielded over 35,000 diamonds since becoming a state park.
As of 2023, 798 diamonds have been registered at the park, totaling more than 125 carats.