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A big diamond was registered at the Crater of Diamonds State Park on February 18, 2010 by G lenn W. Worthington. He found his first ten diamonds in Arkansas in the summer of 1978, but this is the largest one he has found in all those years of searching. It is a 2.13-carat, light brown diamond with an unusually dull, matte finish. It is an elongated diamond crystal that has yielded itself well to a marquise cut. In its natural, uncut form it bears the shape and color of extra large grain of brown rice. Because of this stark similarity, Glenn and his wife, Cindy, have decided to name it, "The Brown Rice Diamond. It also seems appropriate because two of the main images on the Arkansas quarter are that of rice and a diamond. The U.S. Mint has made nearly 750 million of these quarters and they will be in circulation for at least thirty years. When they receive it back from the cutter, they were very pleased with it. Typically diamonds lose half of their original weight when they are cut. This diamond had not lost that much. It still remained a fairly large and heavy diamond weighing in at 1.21 carats. And it looked beautiful! It no longer resembled brown rice at all. It had measured 4.4mm deep X 5mm wide X 10.9mm long when it was found. After cutting, it measured 3.70mm deep X 4.81mm wide X 10.70 mm long. So, it really did not lose much of its size at all Next, they sent the cut diamond to the Gemological Institute of America in Carlsbad, California, for grading. When they received the diamond and the grade report back, the paperwork verified that the color was an evenly saturated, natural, fancy, yellowish brown. These experts determined the clarity to be "VVS2," which is much better than is usually available for purchase through a jewelry store. This "VVS2" rating stands for "Very, very slight inclusion." This means that any inclusion or blemish is so small or insignificant that it is difficult to locate under 10x magnification. The GIA also noted that under black light this diamond had a strong, blue fluorescence. This characteristic does not increase the value any, but it is another mark of its uniqueness. Western & Eastern Treasure Magazine recognized this diamond as one of the Best Finds of 2010. Glenn has produced a DVD called, "How to Find Genuine Diamonds in Arkansas" He is also the author of the book, "Genuine Diamonds Found in Arkansas."