Ekuqaleni kwalenyanga, undwendwe oluneminyaka engama-33 ubudala kwiCrater of Diamonds State Park yaseArkansas yafumana idayimani yesibini ngobukhulu kwimbali yale paki.

UKevin Kinard undwendwele ipaki ngoSuku lwaBasebenzi kunye nabahlobo abathile ukuze bahlunge indawo yokukhangela yedayimani. Kwiyure ezimbalwa, wayenyuka esihla kwimiqolo elinyiweyo kwaye uchola nantoni na ebonakala ngathi yikristale. Xa ukugqogqa kwabo kugqityiwe, uKinard nabahlobo bakhe baya epaki iZiko iDiscovery Discovery, apho abasebenzi bepaki bachonga okufunyanwa ngabatyeleli kwaye babhalisa iidayimani.

Ndiphantse andabakhangela abakufumeneyo, kuba andicingi ukuba ndifumene nantoni na, utshilo uKinard Iposti yebhlog yebhlog . Umhlobo wam wayemjongile owakhe, nangona kunjalo, ndaye ndaya phambili ndaza ndaya nabo bajonge eyam.

Umqeshwa uhambe ngokufumana kukaKinard kwaye wabeka bucala ikristale enobungakanani bemarmore, uKinard angazange ayicinge kangako. Yayikhangeleka inomdla kwaye ikhazimla, ke ndayifaka ebhegini yam ndaza ndaqhubeka ndikhangela, utshilo. Ndacinga nje ukuba inokuba yayiyiglasi.

Umsebenzi uthathe uKinard bucala waza wachaza ukuba ukhubeke kwi-carat diamond.

Ndinyanisile xa bendixelela, utshilo uKinard. Ndothuka ngokupheleleyo!

Iimeko kwindawo yokukhangela idayimane zazilungile kuMnu Kinard ukufumana idayimane yakhe, Umncedisi wePark Superintendent Dru Edmonds utshilo kwiposti yebhlog. Abasebenzi bepaki balima indawo yokukhangela ngo-Agasti 20, kwiintsuku nje ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba iTropical Storm Laura yehle ngaphezulu kweesentimitha ezimbini zemvula epakini. Ilanga laliphumile xa wayetyelele uMnu. Kinard, kwaye wahamba nje indlela eyiyo ukuze aqaphele ukukhanya kwelanga kubonakalisa idayimane yakhe.

Idayimani inobunzima obuyi-9.07 carats kwaye ngumbala omdaka webranti, onobukhazikhazi besinyithi. Yeyona yesibini ngobukhulu eyakhe yafunyanwa kwipaki kurhulumente okoko yavulwa ngo-1972. Ekuphela kwedayimani enkulu yayiyi-16.37-carat emhlophe iAmarillo Starlight, eyafunyanwa ngo-Agasti 1975.

Ukuhlonipha abahlobo bakhe ababehamba naye ngexesha lokufumanisa, uKinard wakhetha ukubiza idayimane yakhe ngokuba yiKinard Friendship Diamond.

Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku ngo-2020, kuye kwafunyanwa iidayimani ezingama-246 zabhaliswa kwiCrater of Diamonds State Park. Ngokomndilili, iindwendwe zifumanisa malunga nedayimani enye okanye ezimbini epakini suku ngalunye. Kodwa ngesiqhelo, ukufunyanwa kuninzi, kuncinci kakhulu kuneKinard. Ubunzima bebonke bazo zonke iidayimani eziye zafunyanwa ngo-2020 zii-59.25 carats.

Kunyaka ophelileyo, undwendwe kule paki lafumana idayimani eyi-2.12-carat emasimini.

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