Trinitite 1.66g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Darwin Glass for sale The surviving meteorite fragments were

The surviving meteorite fragments were found scattered around the crater rim and surrounding areas

This meteorite has been carefully cleaned to remove the caliche and restore its original metallic luster

Most are regular with simple shapes

Meteorite: NWA Chondrite

Trinitite 1.66g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Darwin Glass for sale The surviving meteorite fragments wereFormed 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: 17 x 23 x 5mm Weight: 1. 66g 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