- Micherre Fox of Manhattan discovered a 2.3-carat white diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas.
- Fox had spent three weeks searching for a diamond for her engagement ring, valuing the symbolism of earning it through hard work.
- She found the diamond on her final day at the park, initially mistaking it for a dew-covered spiderweb before realizing it was a stone.
- Staff at the Diamond Discovery Center confirmed the find, which is estimated to be worth approximately $27,000.
- Fox has named her discovery the Fox-Ballou Diamond and plans to have it set in her engagement ring.
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