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Re: (meteorobs) Meteor Colors and Luminescent Trains
Here is a list of colors produced with a blowpipe of mineral bearing rocks
using a blowpipe. This may be useful in determining minerals that can be
found in meteors, reference: Recovery and Refining of Precious Metals,
1984 by C.W. Ammen.
Arsenic (As) pale blue and smell of garlic-like oder
Boron (B) yellowish green
Calcium (Ca) yellowish orange-red
Barium (Ba) yellowish green
Copper as an oxide (CuO) emerald green
Copper as a chloride salt (CuCl2) azure blue with an outer fringe of
emerald green
Lithium (Li) crimson red
Sodium (Na) very intense and yellow
Phosphorus (P) pale bluish green
Strontium (Sr) crimson red
Identification of minerals normaly require more than one test, each a
process of elimination. This may help in considering what is the primary
mineral composition of a meteor from the colors it produces.
Dave English
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