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An extinct volcano in Arkansas hosts the only public diamond mine on Earth
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8/19/2025, 1:33:22 PM
arstechnica.com ↗
Comments (2)
JoeAltmaier
· 4h ago
Fun! But not terribly significant. These kind of mines have been identified elsewhere, in quantity. Diamonds are no longer scarce.
E.g.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do8IaDPTLlc
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tocs3
· 4h ago
I have been several times and always enjoy the time spent there. I have never found a diamond but saw a woman cleaning her shoes find one. "Oh, what's this stuck to my shoe." So maybe it is not so hard finding diamonds, just not likely.
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E.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do8IaDPTLlc