Trinitite

Trinitite is glass formed when the extreme heat of the Trinity nuclear test fused desert sand, minerals, and material from the test environment. Most Trinitite is green, while black, red, and metal-bearing varieties are less common. It preserves a physical record of the world's first nuclear detonation and the beginning of the Atomic Age.

Red Trinitite is a rare copper-rich variety of Trinitite associated with copper incorporated into the melt during the Trinity test. The Trinity quasicrystal is different: it is a microscopic quasicrystalline mineral phase discovered within a copper-rich inclusion in a scientifically studied sample of red Trinitite. Red Trinitite itself is not a quasicrystal, and a red specimen should not be identified as containing the Trinity quasicrystal unless confirmed by specialized laboratory analysis.

Yes. Authentic Trinitite that was legally removed from the Trinity test area before later collection restrictions can be bought and sold as a scientific and historical collectible. Sciencemall-USA Trinitite is documented and sold for scientific, educational, historical, and collector display.

Trinitite price and collector value can vary with specimen size, color, condition, visual features, metallic inclusions, rarity, documentation, and provenance. Unusual red, black, multi-colored, or metal-bearing specimens may be considerably less common than ordinary green Trinitite and cost more.

Authentic Trinitite has very low levels of residual radioactivity. It should be treated as a scientific specimen: do not grind, drill, pulverize, inhale, ingest, or wear Trinitite as jewelry. Sciencemall-USA specimens are intended for adult scientific, historical, educational, and collector display.