2.37-Carat Diamond Discovered in Arkansas

When Gary Dunlap of Arkansas dug up a 2.37-carat white diamond - it was the find of his life. According to the Associated Press, Dunlap found the diamond at the only place in the world where people are actually allowed to search for and keep the diamonds they find - the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.

Dunlap named the diamond, the Star of Thelma, to honor his wife of ten years. He said he had visited the park a dozen times but this was his first diamond find.

This latest stone was the fourth-largest diamond discovered there in 2006. A 4.21-carat yellow diamond was found in March. In September, a 6.35-carat brown diamond was unearthed and in October, a 5.47-carat yellow diamond was dug up by its happy owners.

The largest of the 25,000 diamonds found in the park since it became a state park in 1972 was the 16.37-carat Amarillo Starlight. A lucky visitor from Texas found that white diamond in 1975.