The Crater of Diamonds State Park, 120 miles from Little Rock, AR, is the only existing mine where visitors can prospect for diamonds and keep their findings. Stay at the park campsite and enjoy wildlife and natural scenery as well as some sparkling stones.
Diamonds found at the Crater are typically smooth and well rounded. Their shape resembles a polished stone with smooth sides and rounded edges. Size: The average size of a diamond is about the size of a paper match head, approximately 20-25 points weight. Diamonds occur in a variety of colors—steel gray, white, blue, yellow, orange, red, green, pink to purple, brown, and black.
Strip or branch mining at Y level -59 to find diamonds in Minecraft 1.20. This method is a safe way of getting diamonds, as it ensures all created places are spawnable, just make sure the light level never dips below 1.
In the southwest of Arkansas is the Crater of Diamonds State Park where there are nearly 40 acres where you can dig for diamonds and keep what you find. Diamonds only spawn at layer 15 and lower and are most commonly found between layers 12 and 5.
American opals come from several states in western USA, where volcanic rocks supply varieties like black opal, fire opal, common opal, and more, with many opal mines open to the public.
North Carolina and Georgia have good resources for amethyst mines that enthusiasts can visit.
The story of diamonds in South Africa begins between December 1866 and February 1867 when 15-year-old Erasmus Jacobs found a transparent rock on his father’s farm, on the south bank of the Orange River.
Diamonds are present in about 35 countries. South Africa, Russia, and Botswana are the main producers of gem diamond, while Australia produces most of the industrial diamond.