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A dynamite composed of nitroglycerin (30 parts), sodium nitrate (52.5), charcoal (10.5), and sulphur (7), used in mining and blasting.

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  1. A dynamite composed of nitroglycerin (30 parts), sodium nitrate (52.5), charcoal (10.5), and sulphur (7), used in mining and blasting.
  2. A dynamite composed of nitroglycerin (30 parts), sodium nitrate(52.5), charcoal (10.5), and sulphur (7), used in mining andblasting.