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What minerals produce the colors in fireworks? (infographic) (Original Post) BootinUp Jul 2023 OP
Thanks! 2naSalit Jul 2023 #1
Toxic PlutosHeart Jul 2023 #2
Agree! there are now drones that can produce spectacular shows without all the PortTack Jul 2023 #3
Interesting - thanks for posting! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2023 #4
No matter the color I was going for, I always put in the powdered iron, loved the sparkles. Warpy Jul 2023 #5
I Used To Add A Little Sodium Tetraborate... ProfessorGAC Jul 2023 #6

2naSalit

(92,766 posts)
1. Thanks!
Wed Jul 5, 2023, 12:36 AM
Jul 2023

I was just wondering about this a few minutes ago while watching the local works. I can see them from my front room, porch, yard.

PortTack

(34,667 posts)
3. Agree! there are now drones that can produce spectacular shows without all the
Wed Jul 5, 2023, 02:09 AM
Jul 2023

Pollution, fires, blindness and other injuries. To say nothing of the fear it creates for our animals. Thousands of Dogs and cats are so afraid, they run away, never to be seen by their owners again.

Let’s move forward and leave the fireworks behind!

Warpy

(113,130 posts)
5. No matter the color I was going for, I always put in the powdered iron, loved the sparkles.
Wed Jul 5, 2023, 02:14 AM
Jul 2023

Did I mention I was a teenager from hell?

ProfessorGAC

(69,922 posts)
6. I Used To Add A Little Sodium Tetraborate...
Wed Jul 5, 2023, 04:49 PM
Jul 2023

...to the smokeless powder we used in our pyro cans.
Boron creates a green color, while sodium creates bright yellow.
Given formula & relative mass, the colors are nearly equal and it creates a cool greenish yellow flame.
Did some additions with strontium nitrate to get deep red, too. But, it was way easier to get tetraborate. It's borax, and we could get it at the grocery store.

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