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New Yorker’s 2.3-Carat ‘Fox-Ballou Diamond’ Ranks as Third-Largest 2025 Find at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Micherre Fox plans to set the confirmed white gem in her engagement ring following a three-week search at the Arkansas park where visitors keep what they find

Micherre Fox found a 2.3-carat-diamond at Crater of Diamond State Park in Arkansas.
Fox's diamond was the third‑largest found at the park so far this year.

Overview

  • Micherre Fox, 31, discovered the colorless 2.3-carat diamond on July 29 while combing the park’s West Drain area during her final day of hunting.
  • Staff at the Diamond Discovery Center verified the stone’s weight and color, confirming it as the third-largest diamond registered at the park in 2025.
  • Fox named her find the Fox-Ballou Diamond in tribute to her and her partner’s surnames and intends to have it cut and set in her engagement ring.
  • Arkansas State Parks reports that 366 diamonds have been registered at Crater of Diamonds this year, with only 11 specimens exceeding one carat.
  • Crater of Diamonds State Park spans a 37.5-acre volcanic search field and operates under a unique finders-keepers policy that allows visitors to keep any gems they unearth.