KOLAX.—A coal-mine explosive of the [Carbonite] type formerly on the Permitted List, made by Curtis’s and Harvey—
| Nitroglycerine | 25 |
| Potassium nitrate | 26 |
| Barium nitrate | 5 |
| Wood meal | 34 |
| Starch | 10 |
SUPER-KOLAX was a modification of this to meet the requirements of the Rotherham Test—
| No. 2. | ||
| Date of Permit | 1-9-13 | 7-4-14 |
| Nitroglycerine | 25·5 | 28·5 |
| Collodion cotton | — | 1 |
| Potassium nitrate | 25·5 | 16·5 |
| Barium nitrate | 5 | 5 |
| Wood meal | 29·5 | 30·5 |
| Starch | 7·5 | 9 |
| Ammonium oxalate | 7 | 9·5 |
Limit charge | 30 | over 32 oz. |
| Power (swing of ballistic pendulum) | 2·10 | 2·21” |
The permits of both have been repealed.
KORONIT, also known as FAVORIT, is a German chlorate blasting explosive introduced during the War. See also [Coronite].
Gesteins-Koronit (or -Favorit) contains not more than 85 per cent. of potassium or sodium chlorate, not more than 15 per cent. of nitro-bodies (but no trinitro-compounds), paraffin or fatty oils, naphthalene, vegetable meal, powdered coal, inert substances, and not more than 4 per cent. of [blasting gelatine].
Kohlen-Koronit (or -Favorit) contains not more than 68 per cent. of potassium or sodium chlorate, aromatic hydrocarbons and nitro-hydrocarbons (but not more than 12 per cent. of aromatic nitro-bodies and no trinitro-compounds), sodium chloride or similar salts, paraffin or fatty oils, vegetable meal or other organic substance; not more than 4 per cent. of [blasting gelatine] and not more than 4 per cent. of powdered coal.
PERKORONIT is similar to [Koronit] except that it contains potassium or sodium perchlorate instead of chlorate. Part of the perchlorate may be replaced by nitrate.
*K.S., K.S.G.—Kynoch’s Smokeless Powder. It is a fibrous bulk powder for shot-guns made by Kynochs, Ltd. The following analyses were given in “Arms and Explosives,” 1917, p. 78—-