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“Diamonds are forever.” Thanks to that old DeBeers commercial and the slogan that made diamonds famous, these shiny little stones are much sought after both for engagement rings and as simple jewelry.

Because they’re so expensive, it’s perfectly understandable to think that you don’t just pick these things up from the ground like apples that fell from the tree. Unless you happen to be at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.

One lucky teacher from Nebraska who happened to be on vacation with his family stumbled upon a brandy-colored gem on July 24 that turned out to be a 2.12-carat diamond.

Josh Lanik, 36, said through a press release by the park, “It was blatantly obvious there was something different about it. I saw the shine, and when I picked it up and rolled it in my hand, I noticed there weren’t any sharp edges.”

The teacher, from Hebron, Nebraska, was with his wife at the time and showed his find to her before putting it in a bag where other finds were being collected. The family spent a total of two hours in the 37.5-acre diamond search area. They stopped by the park’s Diamond Discovery Center on their way out to have their finds assessed.

As it turned out, at 2.12-carats, the stone that Lanik found happened to be the largest diamond unearthed in the park so far this year.

Ever since the first diamonds were discovered in the park in 1906, more than 75,000 diamonds have been uncovered. At this point in the year, 296 diamonds were registered to weigh in for a total of 53.94 carats.

Park interpreter Waymon Cox said in the statement, “Mr. Lanik’s gem is about the size of a jellybean and has a dark brown color, similar to brandy. It has a beautiful natural pear shape and smooth, curved facets that give the gem a metallic shine.”

Cox added that Lanik’s discovery may have been helped along by the recent rainfall.

“About 14 inches of rain fell at the park on July 16. In the days after the rainfall, park staff registered numerous diamonds found right on the surface of the search area, including two weighing over one carat,” he said.

Fortunately for Lanik, the park has a “finders keepers” policy. When the park asked him if he planned to sell his gem, Lanik replied that he wants to hold onto it for now. He even named it the Lanik Family Diamond.

Lanik’s story will definitely top all others at the next show-and-tell at the start of the school year.