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The specimens in this group have
various special features, as individually described below. Pricing is @
$9.00 / gram.
Red inclusions – The
red inclusions are due to the presence of Copper (Cu). Copper is not
native to the mineralogy of the blast area, and is presumed by researchers
to have been present as part of the Copper wiring used in the
instrumentation on the project.
Black inclusions – The
black inclusions found in some Trinitite specimens are due to the presence
of Iron (Fe). Iron is not native to the mineralogy of the blast area, and
is presumed by researchers to have been the result of incorporating Iron
from the tower or tower cabin, present at the Trinity Site, when these
structures were destroyed by the blast.
Light colored flow marks
– The light colored flow marks seen on some specimens are typical of
material found 100 to 700 feet from Ground Zero, and were part of the
lighter colored rays seen in aerial photographs taken shortly after the
explosion.
Blue inclusions –
Small, glassy, light robin’s egg blue color inclusions or streaks within
the Trinitite are extremely rare. No explanation for this color anomaly
has been found in the literature.
White inclusions –
White inclusions consist of small masses of partially to totally fused
white Feldspar – one of the constituents of the desert sand at the Trinity
Site.
“Coke bottle” color inclusions
– A detailed microscopic study revealed that Trinitite contains
two distinct types of glass, one formed from the feldspar and clay in the
sand, and one formed from Quartz in the sand that fused directly into
silica glass. These small, transparent, blue-green color glass-like
inclusions (indicated as CB below), within the Trinitite, are presumed to
be the latter.
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TYPE 4. |
WEIGHT
(GRAMS) |
SPECIMEN SIZE
(INCHES) |
SPECIAL
FEATURES |
SPECIMEN
PRICE |
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4 A. |
1.34 |
5.8 |
5/8 |
1/4 |
Light colored “frothy”
Trinitite glass with a 5 mm gas pocket on the front of the specimen. |
SOLD |
|
4 B. |
2.55 |
7/8 |
5/8 |
1/4 |
Complete “teardrop” bead with
several small gas pockets around the perimeter. |
SOLD |
|
4 C. |
2.85 |
1 |
7/8 |
1/8+ |
Extremely shiny, glassy green
top surface with gas bubbles on the top and around the edges, w/
partially fused white Feldspar inclusions. |
SOLD
|
|
4 D. |
2.95 |
1 1/8 |
7/8 |
1/4 |
A rare 5 mm diameter secondary
Trinitite bead adheres to the top of the specimen. |
SOLD |
|
4 E. |
4.48 |
1 |
3/4 |
1/2 |
Numerous small red (Cu)
inclusions are concentrated on the sides & back of the specimen. |
SOLD |
|
4 F. |
4.93 |
1 |
7/8 |
1/4 |
A small, rare rusted Iron
inclusion is on the edge of the specimen, with a 7 mm diameter gas
pocket + white Feldspar inclusions. |
SOLD |
|
4 G. |
4.90 |
1 1/2 |
3/4 |
3/8 |
A pronounced inclusion of fused
white Feldspar is on the front of the specimen, with a pale blue-green
CB inclusion. Numerous micro black (Fe) inclusions are scattered over
the back of the specimen. |
SOLD |
|
4 H. |
6.09 |
1 3/8 |
1 |
to 1/2 |
A 1/4” diameter unexploded gas
pocket is on one side of the specimen. Several “CB” inclusions are
also present, in light colored Trinitite glass. |
SOLD |
|
4 I. |
6.30 |
1 5/8 |
1 |
3/8 |
Light-dark color zoning on the
surface of the specimen, with a very unusual 5 x 2 mm “CB” inclusion
on the top of the specimen. |
SOLD |
|
4 J. |
7.85 |
1 1/8 |
1 |
1/4+ |
Unusual specimen with
light-medium green color zoned Trinitite glass, open gas pockets, +
small black (Fe) inclusions. |
SOLD |
|
4 K. |
8.20 |
1 1/8 |
1 |
to 5/8 |
Light colored Trinitite glass
has gas pockets on 2 sides, both with very pale blue to white glassy
inclusions. |
SOLD |
|
4 L. |
7.86 |
1 3/8 |
7/8 |
to 1/2 |
Translucent, very shiny green
glassy Trinitite surface, with numerous gas pockets around the
perimeter. |
SOLD |
|
4 M. |
7.94 |
1 7/8 |
1 1/4 |
3/8 |
Light colored, “frothy”
Trinitite glass has two pronounced gas pockets. |
$ 71.50 |
|
4 N. |
11.07 |
1 3/4 |
7/8 |
3/8 |
Large specimen with several
large gas pockets around the perimeter. |
$ 99.50 |
|
4 O. |
8.87 |
1 1/2 |
1 1/8 |
1/2 |
Very obvious light-dark color
zoning on the surface, pronounced gas pockets around the perimeter,
and minor “CB” inclusions. |
$ 79.75 |
|
4 P. |
12.43 |
1 7/8 |
1 1/4 |
3/8 |
Large specimen with several
small gas pockets around the perimeter, Fe streaks on the surface. |
SOLD |
|
4 Q. |
12.97 |
1 3/4 |
1 1/4 |
1/2 |
Large convoluted specimen with
many small gas pockets around the perimeter. |
$116.75 |
|
4 R. |
13.08 |
1 7/8 |
1 1/2 |
1/4 |
Large specimen with glassy
white fused Feldspar inclusions + small gas pockets around the
perimeter + several small “CB” sea green color inclusions. |
SOLD |
|
4 S. |
6.10 |
1 3/8 |
1 |
1/4 |
Small, very pale blue inclus.
in a 4 mm gas pocket in light-medium green Trinitite glass with a 3 mm
diameter Fe inclus near the center. |
SOLD |
|
4 T. |
10.42 |
1 1/2 |
1 1/4 |
to 5/8 |
Unusually thick specimen with
zones of light-medium green color Trinitite glass. |
$ 93.75 |
|
4 U. |
14.85 |
1 1/2 |
1 1/2 |
3/8+ |
Very large specimen with 2
small gas pockets on the surface. Numerous micro fused white Feldspar
grains are present. |
SOLD |
|
4 V. |
9.36 |
1 5/8 |
1 |
1/4 |
Very pale blue to white surface
markings, with an inverted 1/2” diameter secondary Trinitite
individual flipped over and fused to the surface-edge of the larger
specimen. |
SOLD |
|
4 W. |
12.70 |
1 1/4 |
1 1/4 |
to 5/8 |
Thick specimen with an unusual,
large angular inclusion of fused Feldspar + 4 “CB” inclusions. |
$114.25 |
|
4 X. |
13.52 |
1 3/8 |
1 1/8 |
1/2 |
Unusually thick specimen with
light colored Trinitite glass, a 5 mm white Feldspar inclusion, and
many small, scattered Fe inclusions. |
SOLD |
|
4 Y. |
10.10 |
1 1/2 |
1 1/4 |
1/2 |
Several small open gas pockets
are on one edge of the specimen, with light red inclusions in / around
the gas pockets. |
SOLD |
|
4 Z. |
12.12 |
1 1/2 |
1 1/8 |
1/2 |
Nice thick specimen with small
red inclusions on two opposite edges of the specimen, along with small
amounts of pale red inclusions in a small depression near the
top-center of the specimen. |
SOLD |
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:
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“Trinitite: The Atomic Age Mineral”,
W. Kolb and P. Carlock, 2002.
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“Radioactivity in Trinitite Six
Decades Later”, P. Parekh, T. Semkow, et al, 2005.
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“Day of Trinity”, Lansing Lamont,
1965.
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