Trinitite 1.04g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Rare Amethyst Weight: 106 carats (21 grams)

Weight: 106 carats (21 grams)

Locality: Taquaral

Stunning with backlighting

Popigai Crater Impact Diamond

pearl to pale champagne

Trinitite 1.04g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Rare Amethyst Weight: 106 carats (21 grams)Formed 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: 16 x 10 x 5mm Weight: 1. 04g 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