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\"miningDid you know that if it wasn’t for mining<\/a>, you wouldn’t be seeing those bright and beautiful sparklers and fireworks that help light up the US Independence Day holiday?<\/p>\n

The American Pyrotechnics Association<\/a> reported that last year over\u00a0461.7 Million lbs. of fireworks were consumed.<\/a> That supply provided over $400 Million in revenue from displays, while consumer fireworks topped $2.3 billion. That’s a lot of bang for those bucks.<\/p>\n

If you are manufacturing or providing fireworks and sparklers, you should know that the the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission<\/a> (CPSC) has issued mandatory safety regulations for fireworks devices. The CPSC enforces its fireworks regulations under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA),\u00a015 U.S.C. \u00a71261<\/a>. It is a violation of Federal law to import, distribute or sell fireworks that violate CPSC regulations.<\/p>\n

What exactly are in those fireworks and sparklers?\u00a0 Lots of minerals.\u00a0 Metals, like aluminum (from bauxite), titanium, and magnesium are used in sparklers and create those bright white sparks.\u00a0 Be careful<\/a>, though.\u00a0 Those bright white sparks can be quite dangerous.\u00a0 (Take a look at our sister\u00a0Analyzing Metals blog<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about sparkler manufacturing and safety.)<\/p>\n

According to the United States Geological Survey,<\/a> there are specific mineral elements that provide the color, bangs, sparkle, and flashes in fireworks.<\/p>\n

Which element gives red fireworks their deep hue? \u00a0Which ones are used to create smoke effects or glitter effects? \u00a0We\u2019ll give you a hint. \u00a0Here are the atomic numbers on the periodic table<\/a>\u00a0that are commonly used for firework displays:\u00a013, 22, 26, 29, 38, 40 , and 56 Have you guessed?<\/p>\n

Mineral elements, like gold, titanium, zirconium, magnesium, strontium, copper, and barium produce the beautiful gold, red, blue, green and purple colors we see. Take a look at this fireworks infographic<\/a> to see the Atomic numbers that are used in fireworks, and which metals are used for creating smoke, loud bangs, and glitter effects.<\/p>\n

Before those fireworks shoot up into the sky, the minerals must be mined out of the ground.\u00a0 Mining companies utilize portable XRF analyzers<\/a> when looking for base metals or precious metals, including those used in sparklers and fireworks. Portable analyzers allow you to take assay analyses in real time, and can be used in mine mapping, ore grade control, and the exploration of a wide variety of base metals, precious metals, and rare earth elements.\u00a0Then, of course, the mined material is processed via continuous online analysis and monitoring of the raw material composition, which is key to improving product quality and integrity.\u00a0 After all, you need the right types of minerals to create those brilliant colors in the sky.<\/p>\n

So as you look up into the sky at the explosion of colors, remember that it all starts in the ground (more specifically the earth’s crust).<\/p>\n

Happy 4th<\/sup> of July.\u00a0 Celebrate and be safe.<\/p>\n

View the fireworks infographic<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Editor’s Note:\u00a0 This article was originally published July 3, 2018, but has been updated and refreshed.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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