Monachit I. contains ammonium nitrate, not more than 15 per cent. of nitro-compounds, of which not more than 60 per cent. must be trinitro-bodies, also vegetable meal and potassium nitrate.
Monachit II. contains in addition not more than 1 per cent. of collodion cotton, not more than 1 per cent. of charcoal, also hydrocarbons and ammonium oxalate or other salts to act as cooling agents, and render the explosive suitable for use in coal mines, e. g.—
| Ammonium nitrate | 81 | 64 |
| Potassium nitrate | 5 | 3 |
| Nitro-compounds | 13 | 14 |
| Collodion cotton | — | 1 |
| Flour | 1 | — |
| Charcoal | — | 1 |
| Potassium chloride | — | 17 |
The collodion cotton is to gelatinise the nitro-compounds when they are liquid.
MONARKITE is a coal-mine explosive made by Kynoch, Ltd., and is on the Permitted List—
| Date of Permit | 10-2-14 |
| Revised | 20-9-19 |
| Ammonium nitrate | 49[1] |
| Sodium nitrate | 9 |
| Nitroglycerine | 11·5 |
| Collodion cotton | 0·3 |
| Starch | 3·5 |
| Mineral jelly | 2 |
| Sodium chloride | 24·7 |
Limit charge | 18 oz. |
| Power (swing of ballistic pendulum) | 2·30” |
MONOBEL is a coal-mine explosive made by Nobel’s Explosives Co. There are three formulæ which have passed the Rotherham Test, but A1 is no longer on the Permitted List—
| Monobel No. 1. | A1 Monobel. | A2 Monobel. | |
| Date of Permit | 10-2-14 | 13-5-14 | 15-1-15 |
| Ammonium nitrate | 68 | 60 | 59 |
| Nitroglycerine | 8·5 | 10 | 10 |
| Wood meal | 8·5 | 10 | 10 |
| Sodium chloride | 15 | — | — |
| Potassium chloride | — | 20 | 20 |
| Magnesium carbonate | — | — | 1 |
Limit charge | 10 | 28 | 22 oz. |
| Power (swing of ballistic pendulum) | 2·81 | 2·78 | 2·44” |
There is also Quarry Monobel which is not permitted for use in dangerous coal mines, and presumably contains no alkali chloride.
See also [Viking Powder] and [Victor Powder].