Trinitite .65g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Fluorite specimen Phenakite is found only a

Phenakite is found only a handful of localities around the world

Weight: 55

These crystals tell a fascinating geological story: their growth was interrupted by other minerals

Spirit Quartz with gorgeous pure lavender amethystine color

Many researchers suggest this formed when sand was drawn up into the fireball of the explosion and later rained back down

Trinitite .65g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Fluorite specimen Phenakite is found only aFormed 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: 10 x 14 x 5mm Weight: . 65g 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