Father and Son on Road Trip Find 2-Carat Diamond at State Park

During their “boys week” road trip, Will and Marshall Barnett made a stop at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park to try their luck at finding a diamond.

The father-son duo arrived at the park the morning of July 27 with buckets and shovels in hand and began combing through a recently plowed field, according to a state park news release.

After filling a few buckets with dirt, they headed to a wash pavilion to sift it through a screen.

While sifting, Barnett spotted something glittering at the bottom of the screen and called his son over. Marshall reached in and pulled out a 2-carat diamond.

“You could tell they knew they had found something special from the smiles on their faces,” said park interpreter Ashlyn Keys.

The diamond is “about the size of a pencil eraser with a light brown color resembling iced tea,” according to the park.

Keeping with park tradition, the father and son, who are frequent gold panners, chose to name the diamond. The name “Minor Find” is also fitting because Barnett often calls his son a “minor miner.”

The duo’s find is the second-largest diamond registered so far this year.