How fireworks get their colors

AUSTIN (KXAN) - We are less than one week away from the Fourth of July, a holiday known for colorful displays of fireworks. You may have found yourself wondering how these fireworks get their colors.The short answer is minerals! Different minerals are used as the base of specific chemicals. These chemicals give rise to the wide variety of firework colors that you will see on Monday. Here's the rundown of which minerals yield which colors and what other interesting uses they have:Mineral Element