Widmanstätten patterns are only found in celestial bodies from space
when the molten iron and nickel of planetary bodies begin the cooling process
Location: Saguia el Hamra
the funerary necklace of King Tutankhamen has a large scarab centerpiece made of Libyan Gold Tektite
This specimen can stand upright on its own
Trinitite 1.74g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Phenakite gems Widmanstätten patterns are only foundFormed 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: 18 x 17 x 5mm Weight: 1. 74g 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