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The only active diamond mine in the country is the Crater of Diamonds Mine near Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas. There, recreational prospectors have been finding up to a few hundred carats of diamonds per year since the early 1970s. Most of the stones are white, yellow, or brown in color, but a wide range of diamond colors has been found at the mine. See photo at the top of this page.
George Stepp, a logger from Carthage, Arkansas, discovered this diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in 1977. Kahn later purchased the diamond from Stepp. The Amarillo Starlight Diamond. This 16.37-carat white gem is the biggest diamond found by a park visitor following the Crater's establishment as a state park in 1972. W. W. Johnson of Amarillo, Texas, found this impressive diamond in 1975 while vacationing here at the park with his family. The diamond was cut into a 7.54-carat marquise-shape. The Esperanza Diamond. This 8.52-carat white diamond was found in June of 2015 by Bobbie Oskarson of Colorado. Clear white and icicle shaped, this gem is the fifth largest diamond found by a park visitor since the park was established in 1972.