7. What gives the gem amethyst its purplish color?
A. Quartz
B. Titanium
C. Oxygen
D. Iron
The answer was not A, got this question wrong.
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D.�Iron
Silicon dioxide. Its purple coloring is usually caused by impurities of iron or manganese compounds.
Silicon dioxide. Its purple coloring is usually caused by impurities of iron or manganese compounds.