Manhattan woman finds 2.3-carat diamond for engagement ring after three-week quest

A New York woman not long ago discovered a -carat white diamond in an Arkansas state park while hunting for the perfect stone for her engagement ring Micherre Fox a -year-old Manhattan resident decided years ago that she desired to find her own diamond On July she traveled to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas to begin her search according to a news release from Waymon Cox the park s assistant superintendent MANHUNT INTENSIFIES FOR ARKANSAS SUSPECT LIKELY INJURED IN FATAL ATTACK OF COUPLE There's something symbolic about being able to solve problems with money but sometimes money runs out in a marriage Fox announced in a comment You need to be willing and able to solve those problems with hard work Fox spent three weeks scouring the park's -acre search area On July her final day at the park she noticed a glimmer near her feet At first she thought it may have been a spiderweb but upon closer inspection she realized it was a diamond according to the news release MUSEUM DISCOVERS RARE -MILLION-YEAR-OLD DINOSAUR BONE UNDER ITS OWN PARKING LOT Having never seen an actual diamond in my hands I didn t know for sure but it was the most of diamond-y diamond I had seen Fox revealed in a announcement Park staff approved the gem was a diamond and Fox was promptly flooded with emotion falling to her knees crying and then tittering according to the news release RARE -CARAT PINK DIAMOND LINKED TO MARIE ANTOINETTE TO BE DISPLAYED AND AUCTIONEDThe gem which is about the size of a human canine tooth is the third-largest diamond discovered so far this year at Crater of Diamonds State Park Fox has since named her gem Fox-Ballou Diamond after the last names of her and her partner according to the news release Since the Crater of Diamonds became an Arkansas state park in park visitors have discovered and kept over diamonds Adults can participate in gem hunting at the park which is open to the society for a fee of per day the Associated Press stated Earlier this year a Minnesota resident unearthed a -carat brown diamond in the state park