Trinitite 1.18g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Phenakite Gemstone Locality: Ural Mountains

Locality: Ural Mountains

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Trinitite 1.18g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Phenakite Gemstone Locality: Ural MountainsFormed 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: 16 x 15 x 5mm Weight: 1. 18g 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