Tourist came to the USA to look at launching rocket into space and found a diamond in muddy (photo)
An experienced precious metals and minerals hunter, Navas decided to spend his second half of his journey there. Before going to search, Navas consulted with the park staff about different diamond search methods. On the eve of the visit of the Frenchman in the park was rained. The tourist has rented a basic set for hunting for diamonds - shovel, sieve, bucket. He went in search of later.
The man spent four hours, dug in the mud and washing with cold water gravel, which was collected in the bucket, but did not sparkle. After a lunch break, he wandered a crater, watching other visitors. He walked around for another three hours until he noticed a brown crystal, similar to a smoky quartz. Navas did not suspect how a precious stone was, so he comforted himself with the idea that he found a value prize.
In the park's identification laboratory, experts took the crystal and returned with wide smiles. They told him that he found one of the largest diamonds in the country. "It was one of the most amazing surprises after my daughter's birth. " Since it's a big diamond, they asked me to give him a name. I called him the name of my bride - "Karin's diamond," the Frenchman said. Navas was kept secret about the find until he returned to France.
He said that the diamond is so large that he may be able to use a stone for two wedding rings: one for his bride, and the other for his 3-year-old daughter's long wedding. Brown diamonds are the most common in nature. The more intense the color, the higher the price. Stones of the type found by the Frenchman are sold for about $ 3780 per carat. It is this diamond, according to Bild, is estimated at about $ 28,28 (26,000 euros).