This composition was modified by the Belgian Sabulite Co. to render it suitable for use in coal mines: by introducing some potassium nitrate and ammonium chloride it was able to pass the tests, and obtain a place on the list of “explosifs S.G.P.”—
| Sabulite antigrisouteuse A. | |
| Ammonium nitrate | 54 |
| Potassium nitrate | 22 |
| Ammonium chloride | 13 |
| Trinitro-toluene | 6 |
| Calcium silicide | 5 |
Sabulite has been used as a military high explosive.
SAFETY BLASTING POWDER. See [CAHUECIT].
SALIT or Wittenberger Wetterdynamit is a German coal-mine explosive. The following is an analysis—
| Ammonium nitrate | 53·6 |
| Nitroglycerine | 11·8 |
| Collodion cotton | 0·5 |
| Dinitro-toluene | 8·5 |
| Dextrin | 2·5 |
| Sodium chloride | 23·1 |
SAMSONITE.—A coal-mine explosive made by Nobel’s Explosives Co., Ltd. It was on the old Permitted List. It is now no longer permitted for use in dangerous coal mines but is still used for general purposes.
| Nitroglycerine | 58·5 |
| Collodion cotton | 3·5 |
| Potassium nitrate | 18 |
| Wood meal | 6·5 |
| Ammonium oxalate | 13·5 |
During the War potassium nitrate was replaced by sodium nitrate, and the nitroglycerine was reduced to 50 per cent.
Nos. 2 and 3 have passed the Rotherham Test and are on the Permitted List—