Live Science May 14, 2026 • 10:00

'Extreme' crystal that formed in 1945 nuclear bomb test is unlike anything scientists have seen - Live Science

By Joanna Thompson

'Extreme' crystal that formed in 1945 nuclear bomb test is unlike anything scientists have seen - Live Science

Samples of "trinitite" created during the world’s first nuclear bomb test in 1945 contain unique crystals never seen before.

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