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We found a lot of that blue wood lying around before finding these little fellas that produce it.

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[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

The pigment is an organic molecule so it'd burn the same color as other organic molecules as the fire breaks it down https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylindein. Flame color is based on the elements in the flame. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_test