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'Neon' lighting doesn't necessarily mean only Neon gas is used. Quite often the gas inside fluorescent light tubing is a mixture of other noble gases, including argon, xenon and krypton. A red light usually indicates Neon, but a green/yellow light is usually indicative of a krypton mixture.

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