It is made by British Westfalite, Ltd.
DENSITE.—A Belgian blasting explosive containing one or more of the following nitrates: ammonium, strontium, sodium, potassium; also trinitro-toluene, and sometimes dinitro-toluene and ammonium chloride. This explosive is practically the same as [Nitralite]. Varieties have been made for use in coal mines.
See also [Nitro-densite].
DETONIT V.—A German coal-mine explosive containing ammonium nitrate, charcoal, vegetable meal, neutral salts, and not more than 4 per cent. of [blasting gelatine].
DETONITE SPECIAL is an American coal-mine explosive on the Permissible List. It contains ammonium nitrate.
DOMINITE.—A coal-mine explosive made by the Westphalia Anhalt Explosives Co. in Germany, and formerly on the British Permitted List—
| Nitroglycerine | 59·3 |
| Nitrocotton | 4 |
| Paraffin oil | 0·7 |
| Ammonium oxalate | 8·5 |
| Potassium nitrate | 18·5 |
| Potassium chloride | 4 |
| Wood meal | 5 |
DOMINIT XI.—A German blasting explosive containing ammonium nitrate, dinitro-toluene, glycerine, and not more than 4 per cent. of [blasting gelatine].
DOMINIT XVIII, which has been introduced recently, contains up to 10 per cent. of potassium perchlorate, and is practically the same as [Astralit V].
DONARIT is a German blasting explosive of the [Grisoutine] type made by the Carbonite Co. of Hamburg. As a standard for the sensitiveness of ammonium nitrate explosives, the Imperial German Railway Commission use Donarit of the composition—
| Ammonium nitrate | 80 |
| Trinitro-toluene | 12 |
| Rye flour | 4 |
| Nitroglycerine | 4 |