
Trinitite - Wikipedia
Trinitite, also known as atomsite or Alamogordo glass, [1][2] 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.
Trinitite - Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity
Trinitite is the name given to the soil that was fused into a glass-like consistency by the heat from the Trinity Test, the world’s first nuclear explosion that took place July 16, 1945 at Alamogordo New …
From Sand to Trinitite: Birth of a New Mineral at Trinity Site
Trinitite is a unique and fascinating glass-like substance that was borne from the rapid and intense heat of atomic testing. It's named after the site of the first nuclear bomb detonation at the Trinity site near …
The Long, Weird Half-Life of Trinitite - Atlas Obscura
Jun 30, 2017 · When scientists detonated the first atomic test bomb—nicknamed Trinity—in New Mexico’s Jornada del Muerto desert in July of 1945, the massive explosion threw sand up into the …
Trinitite : United Nuclear , Scientific Equipment & Supplies ...
Trinitite is the hardened, melted desert sand produced by the world's first nuclear explosion.
Trinitite - the Atomic Rock - University of Massachusetts Lowell
One of the products of this nuclear explosion was a green glassy material that was called trinitite, the first atomic rock. The trinitite layer had a radius of ~300 m and was ~2 cm thick.
Trinitite: How the First Nuclear Bomb Turned Sand to Glass
Mar 12, 2024 · Trinitite is a green, glassy substance formed from the sand at the Trinity Site in New Mexico during the world's first atomic bomb test.
Trinitite | WWMeteorites
Trinitite, also known as 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.
Trinitite: A Rockhound’s Guide to America’s Atomic Glass
Formed on July 16, 1945, during the Trinity test in New Mexico, this unique atomic glass is the result of molten desert sand fusing with bomb debris in temperatures hotter than the surface of the Sun.
Trinitite – Atmosphere Minerals
Trinitite is a rare historic green glass formed when desert sand fused under the extreme heat of the world’s first atomic bomb test, known as Trinity. Most surviving specimens were collected in the late …