Trinitite 1.18g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Trinity test site This Libyan Desert Glass tektite

This Libyan Desert Glass tektite contains cristobalite

Weight: 20

This ancient celestial event created a massive crater surrounded by diamonds

This specimen has a cubic crystal structure with subtle facets and lots of texture

Trinitite 1.18g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Trinity test site This Libyan Desert Glass tektiteFormed 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: 13 x 15 x 6mm 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