Trinitite .84g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Transformation Mineral: Phenakite

Mineral: Phenakite

A shimmering example of nature’s mysterious timing—this rare Growth Interference Quartz with a second generation of Quartz crystals from Dalnegorsk

glassy luster and flat termination

Afghanistan

Northern Arizona—available in very limited quantity

Trinitite .84g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Transformation Mineral: PhenakiteFormed 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: 12 x 12 x 4mm Weight: . 84g 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