Diamond found at Arkansas park

An Arkansas park known for allowing visitors to dig for diamonds and keep what they find says a visitor has found an 8.66-carat diamond.
 
Beth Gilbertson of Colorado said she discovered the diamond while washing what she had collected in her buckets at the Crater of Diamonds State Park.
 
Park officials say it's the third largest diamond found by a visitor since the park was established in 1972.
 
Gilbertson said she certified the diamond at the park Wednesday morning after thinking all night about what to name it. She said she settled on naming it "The Illusion Diamond" because at first she thought it had been a piece of glass but after holding it in her hand realized it was an actual diamond.

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