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 examples may have been formed nearer to the center of the blast, than the
specimens in the other groups described on the other Trinitite pages on this web
site. Research has shown that the extremely coarse, rough 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. The internal structure
is usually very frothy and filled with tiny open gas pockets, as if the
Trinitite glass was boiled, then solidified very quickly so as to preserve this
texture and form.
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TYPE 3 |
WEIGHT |
SPECIMEN SIZE |
SPECIMEN |
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T3 J |
6.90 |
1 1/4 |
3/4 |
3/8 |
$ 48.25 |
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T3008 |
7.36 |
1 1/2 |
3/4 |
3/8 |
$ 51.50 |
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T3029 |
6.18 |
1 3/8 |
1 |
1/4+ |
$ 43.25 |
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T3037 |
6.28 |
1 1/2 |
1 |
`1/4 |
$ 44.00 |
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T3040 |
9.09 |
1 1/8 |
1 1/8 |
1/2 |
$ 63.50 |
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T3043 |
4.98 |
1 1/4 |
5/8 |
3/8 |
$ 34.75 |
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T3044 |
5.00 |
1 1/4 |
1 |
3/8 |
$ 35.00 |
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T3045 |
5.23 |
1 |
1 |
3/8 |
$ 36.50 |
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T3050 |
7.70 |
1 3/8 |
1 1/4 |
1/4 |
$ 54.00 |
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T3051 |
8.57 |
1 3/8 |
1 |
3/8 |
$ 60.00 |
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T3056 |
6.65 |
1 1/4 |
5/8+ |
5/8 |
$ 46.50 |
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T3058 |
2.37 |
1 1/8 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
$ 16.50 |
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T3059 |
5.12 |
1 1/4 |
3/4 |
3/8 |
$ 35.75 |
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T3060 |
5.30 |
1 3/8 |
5/8 |
3/8 |
$ 37.00 |
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T3063 |
4.60 |
1 1/4 |
7/8 |
1/2 |
$ 32.25 |
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T3064 |
4.95 |
1 3/8 |
5/8 |
3/8 |
$ 34.50 |
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T3065 |
7.05 |
1 5/8 |
3/4 |
1/2 |
$ 49.25 |
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T3066 |
7.65 |
1 5/8 |
3/4 |
1/2 |
$ 53.50 |
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T3000 |
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Lot of 3 small specimens, varying in size from +/- 1/4” to 3/8” |
$ 8.50 |
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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:
“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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