MURFREESBORO, AR – A rough diamond
found at Crater of Diamonds last March, dubbed Silver Moon, was recently cut and appraised at $21,639.
Silver Moon was a 2.44 carat diamond found by Melissa and Kenny Oliver during the “supermoon” event last March. They had a jeweler in Fayetteville cut the diamond down to a 1.06 carat, pear-shaped piece.
Crater of Diamonds State Park says that a rough diamond will typically lose between 40% and 60% of its weight in the cutting process.
Silver Moon was rated “D” in color, two steps down from a perfectly colorless “F,” and rated VVS2 for its inclusions (perfect being “flawless”).
