Trinitite 1.08g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Etched Quartz with exceptional gemmy luster and

with exceptional gemmy luster and unique form

who would buy up all of the crystals for cutting and faceting into gemstones

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

Size: 26mm w x 43mm h x 18mm d

Locality: Mex-Tex Mine

Trinitite 1.08g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Etched Quartz with exceptional gemmy luster andFormed 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: 15 x 12 x 5mm Weight: 1. 08g 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