Arkansas Woman Discovers $27,000 Diamond After Mistaking It for Spiderweb

Micherre Fox of Manhattan saw what she thought was a spiderweb in an Arkansas park and decided to kick it, discovering an estimated $27,000 diamond in the process

An Arkansas park visit turned life-changing for a New York woman after she stumbled upon a rare diamond worth an estimated $27,000.

Micherre Fox of Manhattan had been searching for the perfect engagement ring but wanted to make the process more personal. Instead of buying a stone, she decided to hunt for one herself at the world-famous Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas.

Fox spent three weeks at the Crater of Diamonds State Park before finding the 2.3-carat diamond

For three weeks, Fox combed through the park’s grounds in search of her dream gem. On her final day, she noticed what looked like a dew-covered spiderweb. Curious, she kicked it—only to realize the shine remained.

“Having never seen an actual diamond in my hands, I didn’t know for sure, but it was the most ‘diamond-y diamond’ I had seen,” Fox said.

Park staff at the Diamond Discovery Center confirmed the find as a white, or colorless, 2.3-carat diamond—roughly the size of a human canine tooth. Overwhelmed with emotion, Fox dropped to her knees in tears before bursting into laughter.

The woman named the gem the Fox-Ballou Diamond after her and her partner’s last names

Diamond experts estimate a stone of that size and quality to be valued at around $27,000. Following park tradition, Fox named the gem the “Fox-Ballou Diamond” after her and her partner’s last names. She plans to set the stone into her engagement ring, with her partner agreeing to wait until she fulfilled her goal before proposing.

In 2025 alone, the park has registered 366 diamonds, with only 11 weighing more than one carat. Since the first discovery in 1906, visitors have found more than 75,000 diamonds at the site.