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Trinity site, Tularosa Basin, Alamogordo, Socorro County,
New Mexico, USA.

TYPE 3.
Due to the glass-like composition of Trinitite and its fragility (specimens are usually less than 1/2" thick), much of the Trinitite was broken into small pieces during the collecting process. The bottom of each specimen in this group exhibits the rough texture of the sandy desert surface, which remained untouched by the blast. The tops of the specimens have lumpy, convoluted, sand included, or otherwise irregular surfaces. The glassy, light olive green Trinitite has a "frothy", more gas-filled texture. These thicker, larger examples may have been formed nearer to the center of the blast, than the other two groups previously described. Pricing is @ +/- $4.50 / gram.

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B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G.

H.

I.

J.

K.

L.

M.

N.

O.

P.

Q.

R.

S.

T.

U.
     

 
TRINITITE – TYPE 3 - ROUGH SURFACE  (PRICED @ $4.50 / GRAM)
 

TYPE 3

WEIGHT (GRAMS)

SPECIMEN SIZE
(INCHES)
 

SPECIMEN PRICE

A.

1.70

3/4

5/8

1/4

$    7.75

B.

2.56

1

3/4

1/4

$  11.50

C.

1.70

3/4

3/8

3/8

$    7.75

D.

2.59

7/8

5/8

1/4

SOLD

E. 

3.55

1 1/4

3/4

3/8

$  16.00

F.

2.90

1

1

1/4

$  13.00

G.

3.65

1 1/4

1/2

3/8

SOLD

H.

3.50

1

5/8

3/8

$  15.75

I.

3.72

1

5/8

1/2

SOLD

J.

4.17

1

5/8

3/8

$  18.75

K.

5.62

1

7/8

3/8

$  25.25

L.

6.55

1 1/4

7/8

3/8

$  29.50

M.

7.65

1 1/4

1

3/8

$  34.50

N.

6.20

1 1/4

1

3/8

$  28.00

O.

7.44

1 1/4

1

1/2

$  33.50

P.

9.90

1 1/2

1 1/8

3/8

$  44.50

Q.

10.40

1 1/2

7/8

3/8

$  46.75

R.

9.70

1 1/2

1 1/4

1/4

$  43.75

S.

8.33

2

7/8

3/8

$  37.50

T.

10.10

1 7/8

1

3/8

$  45.50

U.

11.08

1 3/4

1

3/8

$  53.00

V.

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LOT OF 3 SMALL SPECIMENS +/- 1/4” TO 3/8”

 

 

 $    4.50 
/ LOT


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