BrainStuff Classics: How Did Nuclear Weapons Testing Create New Minerals?
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BrainStuff Classics: How Did Nuclear Weapons Testing Create New Minerals?

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The heat of nuclear weapons is enough to melt sand into glass. Learn the story of trinitite, the glass from the first atomic test site, in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/trinitite-first-nuclear-bomb-turned-sand-to-glass.htm

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