geologists in New Mexico that so far has only ever been found on meteorites in space. The incredible find is the result of the very first detonation of a nuclear device by the United States Army and formed part of the secretive Manhattan Project.At 5.29am on July 16, 1945, code-named Trinity, the terrifying weapon was detonated in the deserts of New Mexico around 210 miles south of Los Alamos.Such was the force of the bomb, named Gadget, that glassy green residue was left on the desert floor, fused and melted together with sand and metal.The substance became known as Trinitite.76 years on from the nuclear test, Italian and Americans have discovered that more than Trinitite was created at that moment.
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