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Largest Diamond Find for 2019

Josh Lanik, a 36 year old schoolteacher from Nebraska recently found a large diamond at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro. Lanik spent about two hours searching for diamonds on July 24th with his family and located a dark brown colored gem weighing just over two carats. Park officials say he found the diamond on the surface of the search field, about 15 feet from the West Drain. After identifying and weighing the gem, park staff brought Lanik into the office and informed him that he had discovered the largest diamond found so far in 2019. A total of 296 diamonds have been registered at the Crater of Diamonds State Park this year…11 of those diamonds have weighed at least one carat each.