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What gives the gem amethyst its purplish color?
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What gives the gem amethyst its purplish color?

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Amethyst gets its purplish color from the presence of iron and other impurities in the gem, and their reaction to the gem's natural radioactivity.
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Molecules I think it's the answer
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