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


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Type 4
The specimens in this group have various special features, as individually described below.  Pricing is @ $9.00 / gram.

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TRINITITE – TYPE 4
 

The specimens in this group have various special features, as individually described below.   Pricing is @ $9.00 / gram.

 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 glass, or light colored flow marks – The light colored glass, or 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.

 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.

 Blue inclusions –  Small, glassy, white to very 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.  Magnification is often required for best appreciation of these pale blue inclusions.

 White inclusions – White inclusions consist of small masses of partially to totally fused white Feldspar or Quartz – 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.  

 Red arrow pointers:  As needed, self-adhesive red arrow pointers have been attached to some of the specimens to indicate areas of special interest.  The red pointers, visible in some of the photographs, are made from self-adhesive plastic tape.  They can be easily removed, if desired, by simply pulling them off like a plastic bandage. 

 

TYPE
4.

WEIGHT
(GRAMS)

SPECIMEN SIZE
(INCHES)

 SPECIAL FEATURES

SPECIMEN
PRICE

4 A.

1.43

5/8

1/2

1/4

Rich amounts of red Trinitite are scattered over the base and part of the top of the specimen. The base is illustrated in the accompanying photo.

$  13.00

4 B.

3.27

7/8

7/8

1/4

Very pale blue inclusions are in 2 areas on the top surface.  Black inclusions are also present.  Small gas pockets are around the perimeter.

$  29.50

4 C.

4.90

1 3/8

7/8

1/4

A small “CB” inclusion is on one edge of the specimen. Two small red incls. are on the back.  A hole pierces the center.  Very shiny surface.

$  44.00

4 D.

6.78

1 1/4

1

3/8

Flattened spheroid (disc) with a “fish tail” on one side (like a fish cracker). Many small gas pockets.

$  61.00

4 E.

7.51

1 1/4

1

3/8

Complete flattened oval (disc) specimen with many small gas pockets on one side + small “CB” inclusions + micro blebs of fused white Feldspar.

$  67..50

4 F.

4.48

1

3/4

5/8

A 3/8” long, shiny black inclusion is on one edge. Many small gas pockets are included, along with fused white Feldspar & 1 “CB” inclusion.

$  40.25

4 G.

8.90

1 3/4

1

3/8

Flattened spheroid (disc) with a tail on one side like a polliwog tail, with minor micro gas pockets + fused white Feldspar.

$  80.00

4  H.

9.04

1 3/4

1

3/8

Flattened spheroid (disc) with a tail on one side like a polliwog tail, with minor micro gas pockets  + 2 micro “CB” inclusions.

$  81.25

4 I.

4.53

7/8

5/8

1/2

A very small, bright red inclusion is on the front of the specimen (use 10-15X), along with fused white Feldspar & many open gas pockets.

$  40.75

4 J.

5.05

1 1/8

1

1/4+

Several glassy “CB” inclusions are embedded in the surface of the specimen.  Atypically light colored Trinitite glass.

$  45.50

4 K.

5.90

1 1/4

7/8

3/8

Many open gas pockets are on the top surface & around the perimeter. Numerous intergrown “CB” inclusions are on one end of the specimen.

$  53.00

4 L.

7.02

1 3/8

1

1/4

3 medium size open gas pockets (3, 4, & 5 mm diameter) are on one edge of the specimen, + many smaller around the perimeter.  2 “CB” incls. & a 7 X 4 mm black streak  also present.

$  63.25

4 M.

6.11

1 1/4

3/4

3/8

Mottled, light/dark Trinitite glass has a 1/8” diameter fused Feldspar mass on the top, with 2 open gas pockets. Many more gas pockets are around the perimeter of the specimen.

$  55.00

4 N.

11.07

1 3/4

7/8

3/8

Large specimen with several large gas pockets around the perimeter.  Nice!

$   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.

6.18

1 5/8

7/8

1/4

Very shiny top surface with 2 fused white Feldspar masses.  Many  small, open gas pockets are around the perimeter.

$  55.75

4 Q.

6.72

1 3/8

3/4

3/4

4 small, light red inclusions are present (front and back).  Numerous micro gas pockets are scattered throughout, + fused white Feldspar.

$  60.50

4 R.

8.60

1 5/8

1 1/2

1/4

A micro, pale blue inclusion is on the top surface, near the fused white Feldspar inclusion. Use 10-15X magnification.  Very shiny top surface.

$  77.50

4 S.

7.63

1 3/8

1 1/8

3/8

A single glassy “CB” inclusion is present on one edge of the top surface.  Many small open gas pockets are present on 2 edges of the specimen.

$  68.75

4 T.

8.78

1 5/8

1 3/8

1/4

Dark/light colored glassy fused Trinitite, with a very shiny top surface, has a micro blue inclusion (use 10-15X) & a 1/4” long black (Fe) inclusion.

$  79.00

4 U.

9.32

 

1 3/4

1

1/2

Light colored Trinitite glass has 2 light red incls. on the base, + many fused white Feldspar incls. on the top & base of the specimen.

$  83.75

4 V.

8.82

1 1/4

1 1/4

3/8+

A very glassy, fused white Feldspar inclusion is in the top of the specimen, and a large (3/8”) open gas pocket is on one edge.  Nice!

$  79.50

4 W.

11.15

1 3/8

1 1/4

3/8+

A light colored triangular inclusion of Trinitite glass is in the darker, very shiny surface.  Several microscopic (20-30X) micro blue inclusions are present.  The largest gas pocket is 3/8” across.

$ 100.25

4 X.

12.50

1 3/4

1 1/8

3/8

A 1/4” X 1/8” black (Fe) inclusion is on the specimen’s surface. Numerous “CB” inclusions & open gas pockets are around the perimeter.

$ 112.50

4 Y.

13.24

1 1/2

1 1/8

3/8+

Unusual specimen with fused sand included on the top & bottom surfaces.  No shiny top surface. Open gas pockets on the top, base, & perimeter.

$ 119.25

4 Z.

13.36

1 5/8

1 1/4

1/2

2 pronounced black (Fe) incls., each 1/4” long, are present on the top of the specimen. Many gas pockets on two ends of this nice thick specimen.

$ 120.25

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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:

  1. “Trinitite: The Atomic Age Mineral”, W. Kolb and P. Carlock, 2002.

  2. “Radioactivity in Trinitite Six Decades Later”, P. Parekh, T. Semkow, et al, 2005.

  3. “Day of Trinity”, Lansing Lamont, 1965.

 

THE STORY OF THE TRINITY SITE NUCLEAR EXPLOSION, JULY 16, 1945
By Prof. F. M. Szasz


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