Ammon gelignite

The most important explosives of this class are the ammon gelignites, so called because they are based essentially on ammonium nitrate which is the cheapest and most powerful source of oxygen. Sodium nitrate is sometimes added as well in order to improve the oxygen balance for certain types of these explosives. The ammon gelignites are explosives with... 

In an operation of this sort, the commonest explosive used is an ammonium nitrate gelatine such as Polar Ammon Gelignite. The wedge holes are likely to contain about 1 kg each of explosive and the other holes less than half this amount. The appropriate charge is usually calculated according to the nature of the rock, varying from 1 to 4 kg per m3 of rock between the softest and the hardest strata. 

Ammon gelignite. A nitroglycerine gelatine explosive containing ammonium nitrate as the main oxidising ingredient. 

Polar Ammon-Gelignite, NG+NC 30, AN 58 and combustibles with stabilizers 12% density 1.45, deton vel 2500m/sec and temp of expln 2685°C and for comparison ... 

Gelignite, Ammon. See Brit non permitted expl listed as Ammon-Gelignite on p A368 of Vol 1 of Encycl, Table... 

In all explosives containing ammonium nitrate the names mentioned above are preceded by the prefix Ammon , e.g. Ammon Gelatine Dynamite, Ammon Gelignite etc. 

Ingredients Ammonium nitrate powder Ammonal Ammon gelatine dynamite Ammon gelignite Semi-gelatine Nitroglycerine powder... 

Ammonalmatrit. See under Almatrites A140-L Ammon- Gelatine Dynamite and Ammon-Gelignite (British Not-Permitted (Ammonium Nitrate Dynamites) A368 (table)... 

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