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Today we are gonna be talking about Trinitite.
Trinitite is the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test in New Mexico on July 16, 1945. The intense heat from the explosion melted the sand, turning it into a radioactive glass. Trinitite is primarily composed of quartz and feldspar. Additionally, the glass is mixed with remnants of the bomb and the tower structure that housed it. Despite its formation from a nuclear explosion, trinitite is only mildly radioactive and can be safely handled. The creation of trinitite was not just a byproduct of nuclear testing but has proved to be a valuable resource for research, helping scientists understand the signatures left by nuclear explosions. However, most of the original trinitite was buried in 1953 to reduce contamination.
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