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| Colorful Fireworks a.k.a Burning Metal from a Mine near You |
Happy American Independence day everybody. This July 4th remember that while you are looking at your favorite fireworks display you are really looking at the results of a lot of mining work. The colorful explosions of each firework are really burning metal that some miner pulled out of the ground to make your holiday a little brighter.
For a little enlightenment on the subject, Wikipedia's Fireworks page lists the following colors and their accompanying colors:
- Red - Strontium, Lithium
- Orange - Calcium
- Yellow - Sodium
- Green - Barium
- Blue - Copper
- Azure - Cesium
- Violet - Potassium, Rubidium
- Gold - Iron
- White - Titanium, Aluminum, Beryllium, Magnesium
