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Where do gems get their color?

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they don't have colors. they are microscopic, so when you see them, they have to be seen in a microscope. in order for that, there must be dye put in, so you can see them.

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Gems, like glass, are made up of chemocals that absorb or reflect light's colours. Red glass for example has a small amount of gold dissolved in it which allows red light to be reflected, the same as the chromium in a ruby.

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