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Trinitite

Typically a light green, shimmery stone. It is mildly radioactive, but safe to handle.

Trinity Site

Trinitite can still be found in southern N.M. dotting the desert landscape outside of Alamogordo.

Field samples

From the Trinity Site.

Martin Pfeiffer

Martin Pfeiffer

Has a blog where he shares his research: Deus Ex Atomica: Anthropology and The Bomb.

The beauty created by the ‘Destroyer of Worlds’

The cultural phenomenon of nuclear fallout as a collectable

By Katie Williams November 02, 2017

Categories: Front Page Anthropology Research

Tags: Trinitite Anthropology Atomic Bomb Trinity Site research

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