• Size: 57 x 30 x 20mm
Discovered on a private ranch near Holbrook
nicknamed ‘Pangea Wood’ for its formation during the breakup of the supercontinent Pangea
Weight: 35g (approximate)
it wasn't until over 75 years later that Italian mineralogist Vincenzo de Michele analyzed the optical properties of the scarab gemstone and confirmed it was Libyan Desert Glass
Trinitite 1.80g - Trinity Test Site, White Sands, New Mexico, USA Fluorite specimen • Size: 57 x 30Formed on July 16, 1945, when desert sand melted under the intense heat of the worlds first atomic test, Trinitite is a rare historic glass. Collected in the 1940s50s before the site was closed, these preserved pieces are highly collectible relics of history. Size: 11 x 19 x 8mm Weight: 1. 80g Includes: 1. 25" Collector's box with label. History of Trinitite The detonation took place at 5: 29 a. m. on July 16, 1945, at the Trinity Site, about 35 miles