Lot of trinitite fragments - Alamogordo glass (USA - 20 grams) - 20 g
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A 20 g lot of trinitite glass fragments from Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA.
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Parcel of trinitite fragments - Alamogordo glass
Provenance: Alamogordo, New Mexico - USA
#Oppenheimer
Total mass of fragments: 20 grams
The samples have been tested
Background: 154 cps
Gross activity: 160 cps
Net activity: 6 Bq
Isotopic activity
Cesium-137: 2.5 Bq/g
Americium-241: 2 Bq/g
Uranium-238: 2 Bq/g
(approximately, energy of 200 to 500 keV)
You are buying the trinitite you see in the photo; this is what you will receive at home
I am a member of the International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA #2450) and a professional for over 25 years
Delivered with a certificate and an invoice committing my professional liability
From the RH Draeger collection, this fragment was collected in 1945 just after the tests. RH Draeger was present on the day of the explosion
Trinitite, also known as Alamogordo glass, is a mineral. It formed during the vitrification of the sands of the Alamogordo desert during the Trinity test, on July 16, 1945.
This glass is composed mainly of siliceous sand, namely predominantly quartz and feldspar grains, with small fractions of plagioclase, calcite, hornblende and augite, in a sandy clay matrix
The end of World War II was approaching. The Manhattan Project had been under development since 1941, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt, spurred by the possibility that Germany might develop a new type of weapon of mass destruction, authorized the launch of one of the most ambitious technical and scientific challenges in history
The Gadget was the first functional prototype of a nuclear bomb. On July 15, 1945, it was assembled and ready to explode for the Trinity test, intended to experimentally verify theoretical predictions.
On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 in the morning, the Gadget exploded in the remote Dead Man's Day Desert. This was the first nuclear explosion in history, with an approximate yield of 19 kilotons. It was more powerful than expected, destroying some scientific instruments located at a presumed safe distance
The detonation temperature of the Gadget exceeded that of the Sun's surface. The heat melted the desert sand. Drops of incandescent glass rained down within a radius of several hundred meters.
When it was all over, researchers found that the ground was coated with colored glass, most often green, sometimes forming beautiful transparent gems. Samples were taken and preserved as souvenirs of this historic event.
Parcel of trinitite fragments - Alamogordo glass
Provenance: Alamogordo, New Mexico - USA
#Oppenheimer
Total mass of fragments: 20 grams
The samples have been tested
Background: 154 cps
Gross activity: 160 cps
Net activity: 6 Bq
Isotopic activity
Cesium-137: 2.5 Bq/g
Americium-241: 2 Bq/g
Uranium-238: 2 Bq/g
(approximately, energy of 200 to 500 keV)
You are buying the trinitite you see in the photo; this is what you will receive at home
I am a member of the International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA #2450) and a professional for over 25 years
Delivered with a certificate and an invoice committing my professional liability
From the RH Draeger collection, this fragment was collected in 1945 just after the tests. RH Draeger was present on the day of the explosion
Trinitite, also known as Alamogordo glass, is a mineral. It formed during the vitrification of the sands of the Alamogordo desert during the Trinity test, on July 16, 1945.
This glass is composed mainly of siliceous sand, namely predominantly quartz and feldspar grains, with small fractions of plagioclase, calcite, hornblende and augite, in a sandy clay matrix
The end of World War II was approaching. The Manhattan Project had been under development since 1941, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt, spurred by the possibility that Germany might develop a new type of weapon of mass destruction, authorized the launch of one of the most ambitious technical and scientific challenges in history
The Gadget was the first functional prototype of a nuclear bomb. On July 15, 1945, it was assembled and ready to explode for the Trinity test, intended to experimentally verify theoretical predictions.
On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 in the morning, the Gadget exploded in the remote Dead Man's Day Desert. This was the first nuclear explosion in history, with an approximate yield of 19 kilotons. It was more powerful than expected, destroying some scientific instruments located at a presumed safe distance
The detonation temperature of the Gadget exceeded that of the Sun's surface. The heat melted the desert sand. Drops of incandescent glass rained down within a radius of several hundred meters.
When it was all over, researchers found that the ground was coated with colored glass, most often green, sometimes forming beautiful transparent gems. Samples were taken and preserved as souvenirs of this historic event.
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Type of meteorite
Lot of trinitite fragments - Alamogordo glass (USA - 20 grams)
Weight
20 g
Country of origin
U.S.
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