Vacationing teacher finds a 2.12-carat diamond at an Arkansas state park

A Nebraska teacher’s summer vacation appears to be going great after he made a sparkly discovery.

on Monday. "I saw the shine, and when I picked it up and rolled it in my hand, I noticed there weren't any sharp edges." He put the gem into his sack alongside other stones he’d found but didn’t think much else. But he discovered what he’d unearthed when they stopped by the“ wouldn’t tell us whether it was a diamond, but we were pretty sure from her reaction that it was,” Lanik recalled.In the same press release, park interpreter Waymon Cox said rainfall likely helped to expose the diamond, adding “it has a beautiful natural pear shape and smooth, curved facets that give the gem a metallic shine.

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