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Quartz var. Trinitite from Trinity Test Site, near Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico

 
Quartz var. Trinitite from Trinity Test Site, near Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 31050
Mineral:Quartz var. Trinitite
Locality:Trinity Test Site, near Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico
Description:Specimen of quartz sand that was fused into glass by the first atom bomb test on July 16, 1945 at the Trinity Test Site. These specimens have been named after the site: Trinitite.
Overall Size:25x24x11 mm
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Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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