article_snippet.sent: When you're exploring the fields at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, the odds are higher than usual.
article_snippet.sent: Soon after, Clark, who is from Evening Shade, Arkansas, saw a 3.69-carat white, teardrop-shaped diamond in the plowed field.
article_snippet.sent: The diamond, which is the largest found at the park so far this year, is about the size of a pinto bean, says park interpreter Waymon Cox.
article_snippet.sent: And it's the largest one found since April 16, 2014, when a 6.19-carat white diamond, named the Limitless Diamond, was found at the park," he said, according to a park press release.
article_snippet.sent: It's the 122nd diamond found at Crater of Diamonds this year.
article_snippet.sent: Visitors get to keep what Visitors find at the state park's 37.5-acre search field, which is named for an ancient eruption that scattered the area with gems.
article_snippet.sent: The area, which became a state park in 1972, is the only public site in the world where -- for a small fee -- anyone can dig for diamonds and keep anyone.
article_snippet.sent: It's not clear how much the Hallelujah Diamond is worth, and park officials aren't trained to appraise anyone, according to the park website.
article_snippet.sent: But Oklahoman Tara Clymer sold a 3.85-carat diamond Oklahoman Tara Clymer found at the park last year for $20,000.
article_snippet.sent: 50 states, 50 spots: Natural wonders .
article_snippet.sent: Park staff regularly plow the area to bring more diamonds to the surface for visitors to discover.
article_snippet.sent: The 40.23-carat Uncle Sam, the nation's largest diamond, was found in 1924, and The Strawn-Wagner Diamond was found in 1990.
article_snippet.sent: The Strawn-Wagner Diamond was cut in 1997 by the renowned diamond firm Lazare Kaplan International of New York.
article_snippet.sent: The Strawn-Wagner Diamond is on display at the park visitor center.
article_snippet.sent: The park stretches for more than 900 acres along the Little Missouri River, but the diamond field is the main attraction.
article_snippet.sent: More than 75,000 diamonds have been discovered there since farmer John Huddleston discovered gems on what was then farmer John Huddleston property in 1906.
highlights_snippet.sent: Crater of Diamonds is the planet's only public diamond search site .