Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise

by P. Gerald Sanford

Gun-Cotton 18 to 20 per cent.
Ba(NO_3)_2 70 " 67 "
Di-nitro-Benzol 11 " 13 "
Moisture 0.5 " 1 "

~Carbonite.~

Nitro-Glycerine 17.76 per cent.
Nitro-Benzene 1.70 "
Soda 0.42 "
KNO_3 34.22 "
Ba(NO_3)_2 9.71 "
Cellulose 1.55 "
Cane Sugar 34.27 "
Moisture 0.36 "
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~Roburite.~

Ammonium Nitrate 86 per cent.
Chloro-di-nitro-Benzol 14 "

~Faversham Powder.~

Ammonium Nitrate 85 per cent.
Di-nitro-Benzol 10 "
Trench's Flame-extinguishing Compound 5 "

~Favierite No. 1.~

Ammonium Nitrate 88 per cent.
Di-nitro-Naphthalene 12 "