Favierite No. 2.
No. 1 Powder 90 per cent.
Ammon. Chloride 10 "
Bellite.
Ammonium Nitrate 5 parts.
Meta-di-nitro-Benzol 1 "
Petrofacteur.
Nitro-Benzene 10 per cent.
Chlorate of Potash 67 "
Nitrate of Potash 20 "
Sulphide of Antimony 3 "
Securite.
Mixtures of Meta-di-nitro-Benzol 26 per cent.
and Nitrate of Ammonia 74 "
Rack-a-Rock.
Potassium Chlorate 79 parts.
Mono-nitro-Benzene 21 "
Oxonite.
Nitric Acid (sp. gr. 1.5) 54 parts.
Picric Acid 46 "
Emmensite.
Emmens Acid 5 parts.
Ammonium Nitrate 5 "
Picric Acid 6 "
Brugere Powder.
Ammonium Picrate 54 per cent.
Nitrate of Potash 46 "
Designolle’s Torpedo Powders.
Potassium Picrate 55 to 50 per cent.
Nitrate of Potash 45 " 50 "
Stowite.
Nitro-Glycerine 58 to 61 parts.
Nitro-Cotton 4.5 " 5 "
Potassium Nitrate 18 " 20 "
Wood Meal 6 " 7 "
Oxalate of Ammonia 11 " 15 "
The Wood Meal shall contain not more than 15% and not less than 5% by weight of moisture. The explosive shall be used only when contained in a non-water-proofed wrapper of parchment—No. 6 detonator.
Faversham Powder.
Nitrate of Ammonium 93 to 87
Tri-nitro-Toluol 11 " 9
Moisture 1 " —
Kynite.
Nitro-Glycerine 24-26 parts.
Wood-Pulp 2.5-3.5 "
Starch 32.5-3.5 "
Barium Nitrate 31.5-34.5 "
CaCO_{3} 0-0.5 "
Moisture 3.0-6.0 "
Must be put up only in water-proof parchment paper, and No. 6 electric detonator used.
Rexite.
Nitro-Glycerine 6.5-8.5 parts.
Ammonium Nitrate 64-68 "
Sodium Nitrate 13-16 "
Tri-nitro-Tolulene 6.5-8.5 "
Wood Meal 3-5 "
Moisture .5-1.4 "
Must be contained in water-proof case (stout paper),
water-proofed with
Resin and Cerasin—No. 6 detonator.
Withnell Powder.
Ammonium Nitrate 88-92 parts.
Tri-nitro-Toluene 4-6 "
Flour (dried at 100 deg. C.) 4-6 "
Moisture 0-15 "
Only to be used when contained in a linen paper cartridge, water-proofed with Carnuba Wax, Parrafin—No. 7 detonator used.
Phenix Powder.
Nitro-Glycerine 28-31 parts.
Nitro-Cotton 0-1 "
Potassium Nitrate 30-34 "
Wood Meal 33-37 "
Moisture 2-6 "
SMOKELESS POWDERS.