
Trinity site, Tularosa Basin,
Alamogordo, Socorro County,
New Mexico, USA.
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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. Research has shown that
the extremely coarse, rough, often concrete-like surface features exemplified by
these specimens may have been formed as a result of rolling, when the blast wave
struck, after the surface was superheated. Pricing is @ +/- $4.50 / gram.
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TYPE 3 |
WEIGHT (GRAMS) |
SPECIMEN SIZE (INCHES) |
SPECIMEN PRICE |
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A. |
1.85 |
3/4 |
3/4 |
1/4 |
$ 8.25 |
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B. |
5.75 |
1 1/8 |
1 |
1/2 |
$ 25.75 |
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C. |
4.95 |
1 1/8 |
3/4 |
3/8 |
$ 22.25 |
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D. |
4.36 |
1 1/4 |
5/8 |
1/4 |
$ 19.50 |
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E. |
5.92 |
1 5/8 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
$ 26.75 |
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F. |
4.08 |
1 3/8 |
1/2+ |
3/8 |
$ 18.25 |
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G. |
4.27 |
3/4 |
3/4 |
5/8 |
$ 19.25 |
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H. |
3.50 |
1 |
5/8 |
3/8 |
$ 15.75 |
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I. |
6.10 |
1 1/4 |
3/4 |
1/4+ |
$ 27.50 |
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J. |
6.90 |
1 1/4 |
3/4 |
3/8 |
$ 31.00 |
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K. |
8.57 |
1 3/4 |
7/8 |
1/2 |
$ 38.50 |
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L. |
7.23 |
1 1/2 |
1 1/8 |
1/4 |
$ 32.50 |
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M. |
8.65 |
1 5/8 |
1 |
1/4 |
$ 39.00 |
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N. |
6.20 |
1 1/4 |
1 |
3/8 |
$ 28.00 |
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O. |
11.55 |
1 1/4 |
1 1/8 |
1/2 |
$ 52.00 |
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P. |
10.96 |
1 5/8 |
1 |
3/8 |
$ 49.25 |
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Q. |
10.40 |
1 1/2 |
7/8 |
3/8 |
$ 46.75 |
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R. |
9.70 |
1 1/2 |
1 1/4 |
1/4 |
$43.75 |
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S. |
10.35 |
1 5/8 |
7/8 |
3/8 |
$ 46.50 |
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T. |
10.10 |
1 7/8 |
1 |
3/8 |
$ 45.50 |
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U. |
11.08 |
1 3/4 |
1 |
3/8 |
$ 53.00 |
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V. |
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LOT OF 3 SMALL SPECIMENS +/- 1/4” TO 3/8” |
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$4.50 |
MINIMUM COMBINED ORDER IS $25.00
Acknowledgements: Data presented relative to the special features of the above specimens was gained by interviews and correspondence with researchers who have done detailed, intense studies on Trinitite. For further reading, see the following papers / books:
“Trinitite: The Atomic Age Mineral”, W. Kolb and P. Carlock, 2002.
“Radioactivity in Trinitite Six Decades Later”, P. Parekh, T. Semkow, et al, 2005.
“Day of Trinity”, Lansing
Lamont, 1965.
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THE
STORY OF THE TRINITY SITE NUCLEAR EXPLOSION, JULY 16, 1945 |
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