METEOR AXXO is an American coal-mine explosive on the Permissible List. It is a low-grade dynamite containing a hydrated salt.
MIEDZIANKIT (also called Egelit or Kieselbacher Chloratsprengstoff) is a German chlorate explosive of the Sprengel class. It consists of porous potassium chlorate impregnated with not more than 10 per cent. of kerosene, having a flash point not below 30° C. It has met with some unfavourable reports, as it is found that results are not uniform unless the impregnation be carried out in special factories, the original idea having been that it was to be done shortly before use.
During the War a modification of the explosive was introduced for use in coal mines. This contains up to 30 per cent. of sodium chloride.
MINERITE.—A coal-mine explosive made by the Forcite Co. of Baelen Wezel in Belgium, identical in composition with [Kohlen-carbonite] and Colinite antigrisouteuse.
MINER’S FRIEND, NOS. 1 to 6. American coal-mine explosives on the Permissible List. They are ammonium nitrate explosives.
MINITE.—A coal-mine explosive of the [Grisounite] type which was on the old Permitted List—
| Ammonium nitrate | 89 |
| Trinitro-toluene | 10 |
| Ammonium oxalate | 1 |
There was also an explosive of the [Carbonite] type of this name made at Arendonck in Belgium—
| Nitroglycerine | 25 |
| Potassium nitrate | 35 |
| Flour | 39·5 |
| Soda | 0·5 |
Charge limite | 750 g. |
MIN-ITE.—American coal-mine explosive on the Permissible List. Brands A, A-2, B, and B-2 are nitroglycerine explosives, whereas Nos. 5-D and 6-D are ammonium nitrate mixtures.