7hedd.r ((TRINITITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, White Sands Missle Range, Socorro County, New Mexico, 1.7 x 1.4 x .7 cm, Thumbnail | |
Fused desert sand from the Trinity Site of the first Atom Bomb detonation July 16, 1945. This was collected in the 50's before it became a National Site by a local rockshop. Now with no collecting allowed and all Trinitite bulldozed and buried, there is nothing to collect anway. At first radioactive but now very little left and safe to handle without concerm. 2.1 gm mounted in a perky box. |