Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise Part 26

~Carbo-Dynamite.~

Nitro-Glycerine 90 per cent.

Charcoal 10 "

~Geloxite (Permitted List).~

Nitro-Glycerine 64-54 parts.

Nitro-Cotton 5-4 "

Nitrate of Potash 22-13 "

Ammonium Oxalate 15-12 "

Red Ochre 1-0 "

Wood Meal 7-4 "

The Wood Meal to contain not more than 15% and not less than 5% moisture.

~Giant Powder.~

Nitro-Glycerine 40 per cent.

Sodium Nitrate 40 "

Rosin 6 "

Sulphur 6 "

Guhr 8 "

~Dynamite de Trauzel.~

Nitro-Glycerine 75 parts.

Gun-Cotton 25 "

Charcoal 2 "

~Rhenish Dynamite.~

Solution of N.G. in Naphthalene 75 per cent.

Chalk, or Barium Sulphate 2 "

Kieselguhr 23 "

~Ammonia Dynamite.~

Ammonia Nitrate 75 parts.

Paraffin 4 "

Charcoal 3 "

Nitro-Glycerine 18 "

~Blasting Gelatine.~

Nitro-Glycerine 93 per cent.

Nitro-Cotton 3 to 7 "

~Gelatine Dynamite.~

Nitro-Glycerine 71 per cent.

Nitro-Cotton 6 "

Wood Pulp 5 "

Pota.s.sium Nitrate 18 "

~Gelignite.~

Nitro-Glycerine 60 to 61 per cent.

Nitro-Cotton 4 " 5 "

Wood Pulp 9 " 7 "

Pota.s.sium Nitrate 27 "

~Forcite.~

Nitro-Glycerine 49 per cent.

Nitro-Cotton 1.0 "

Sulphur 1.5 "

Tar 10.0 "

Sodium Nitrate 38.0 "

Wood Pulp 5 "

(The N.-G., &c., varies.)

~Tonite No. 1.~

Gun-Cotton 52-50 per cent.

Barium Nitrate 47-40 "

~Tonite No. 2.~

Contains Charcoal also.

~Tonite No. 3.~

Gun-Cotton 18 to 20 per cent.

Ba(NO_3)_2 70 " 67 "

Di-nitro-Benzol 11 " 13 "

Moisture 0.5 " 1 "

~Carbonite.~

Nitro-Glycerine 17.76 per cent.

Nitro-Benzene 1.70 "

Soda 0.42 "

KNO_3 34.22 "

Ba(NO_3)_2 9.71 "

Cellulose 1.55 "

Cane Sugar 34.27 "

Moisture 0.36 "

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