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Trinitite

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Locality: 
Alamogorda, Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.74 × 0.75 × 0.65 cm
Weight: 
0.30gr
Description

Trinitite, also known as atomsite or Alamogordo glass, is the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test on July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The glass is primarily composed of arkosic sand composed of quartz grains and feldspar (both microcline and smaller amount of plagioclase with small amount of calcite, hornblende and augite in a matrix of sandy clay) that was melted by the atomic blast. It is usually a light green, although color can vary. It is mildly radioactive but safe to handle

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