Trinitite .65g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Fluorite specimen These crystals tell a fascinating

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

This Gibeon meteorite fragment specimen is from an old collection we acquired

This Ice cream igloo Fluorite has a refreshing pastel mint color and a layer of grape-purple on the surface that highlights the detailed stepped pattern of the cubic crystal faces

Minas Gerais

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 These crystals tell a fascinatingFormed 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