This specimen is angular with a lot of texture
• Weight: 58g• Category size: Miniature• Includes: Specimen ID label
A fascinating characteristic of Trinitite is its dual surface: a sand-grain textured underside and a smooth
most of these iron meteorites are already in private collections
quartz and calcite replaced the carbonized wood
Trinitite 2.02g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Meteorites Australia This specimen is angular withFormed on July 16, 1945, when desert sand melted under the intense heat of the worlds first atomic test, Trinitite is a rare historic glass. Collected in the 1940s50s before the site was closed, these preserved pieces are highly collectible relics of history. Size: 17 x 17 x 6mm Weight: 2. 02g Includes: 1. 25" Collector's box with label. History of Trinitite The detonation took place at 5: 29 a. m. on July 16, 1945, at the Trinity Site, about 35 miles