MINOLITE.—A Belgian blasting explosive, which is also approved for transport over the German railways. It contains ammonium nitrate, dinitro- or trinitro-naphthalene with other substances added in some cases. A variety for use in coal mines is called Minolite antigrisouteuse.
| Minolite antigrisouteuse. | Minolite nouvelle. | |
| Ammonium nitrate | 72 | 87 |
| Sodium nitrate | 23 | 3 |
| Trinitro-toluene | 3 | — |
| Trinitro-naphthalene | 2 | 5 |
| Dinitro-naphthalene | — | 3 |
| Quebracho | — | 2 |
Charge limite | 400 g. |
There was also a variety containing lead nitrate, but this could not be used in mines because of the poisonous smoke it evolved.
*MISCHPULVER is a name given in German to ungelatinised smokeless nitro-cellulose powders.
MITCHELLITE was an explosive that was formerly licensed for manufacture in Great Britain, and was made at Bonnybridge, Stirling, but the factory and the licence were transferred to the M.B. Powder Co. in 1910. It was apparently a chlorate or perchlorate explosive. It is said to be manufactured at Monticello, Indiana, U.S.A.
*MODDITE.—A sporting rifle powder made by Eley Bros. Analysis of a sample showed—
| Nitroglycerine | 38·7 |
| Nitrocellulose | 56·8 |
| Mineral jelly | 4·3 |
| Volatile matter | 0·2 |
Of the nitrocellulose about one-third was soluble in ether-alcohol. It was made in the form of strip.
MONACHIT is a German blasting explosive which was known at one time as [Vigorit]. It is distinguished by containing nitro-compounds derived from naphtha, mostly nitro-xylenes and nitro-mesitylenes.