Trinitite 2.02g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Russian Quartz where it was attached to

where it was attached to the host rock

a Polish collector was exploring the Kemi mine dumps

a natural glass created during a meteorite impact

exceptional water-clear clarity and a glassy luster

mint sea-foam and the slightest hint of clear lavender along the outer edge

Trinitite 2.02g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Russian Quartz where it was attached toFormed 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