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Re: Fireball colors?

To: Matt Morgan <mhmeteorites@geocities.com>
Subject: Re: Fireball colors?
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Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 14:21:09 -0400
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Here's a few I know:

copper: blue/green   sodium: yellow   iron: yellow/orange   strontium: red
magnesium: white

Matt Morgan wrote:

> Hi list:
> I was talking with Jack Murphy at the Denver Museum yesterday and we
> started discussing the recent fireball activity. He asked me if I could
> correlate fireball color to meteorite type.  I thought about it, but I
> could not answer his question. I assume the color is based on the
> chemical composition of the meteoroid. Does anyone know which
> chemical/chemicals/minerals burn green, blue, or red for instance?
> Thanks,
> --
> Matt Morgan
> Mile High Meteorites
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Fireball colors?

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