Trinitite .65g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Fluorite specimen These Amethyst crystals are collected

These Amethyst crystals are collected by the local Shangaan people

This Ice cream igloo Fluorite has a refreshing pastel mint color and a layer of grape-purple on the surface that highlights the detailed stepped pattern of the cubic crystal faces

These crystals tell a fascinating geological story: their growth was interrupted by other minerals

Includes specimen ID card and white foam collectors jar

Trinitite .65g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Fluorite specimen These Amethyst crystals are collectedFormed 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: 10 x 14 x 5mm Weight: . 65g 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