Trinitite
Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
This photo was taken of a specimen of Trinitite on display in the Franklin Gem and Mineral Museum. The museum is located in Macon County, Franklin, North Carolina.
Trinitite is not a mineral, but a fused collection of desert material, usually sand. Trinitite is formed by the intense heat produced from an atomic explosion.
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