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An explosive mixture of [[ammonium%20nitrate|ammonium nitrate]], trinitrotoluene (TNT), and powdered [[aluminum|aluminum]]. Ammonal was originally developed for mining in England in 1915. Early compositions used ammonium nitrate (65%), TNT (15%), aluminum (17%) and [[charcoal|charcoal]] (3%). Ammonal was used in explosives in World War I and it is still used as an industrial [[explosive|explosive]]. Current mixtures usually contain ammonium nitrate (22%), TNT (67%) and aluminum (11%).
 
An explosive mixture of [[ammonium%20nitrate|ammonium nitrate]], trinitrotoluene (TNT), and powdered [[aluminum|aluminum]]. Ammonal was originally developed for mining in England in 1915. Early compositions used ammonium nitrate (65%), TNT (15%), aluminum (17%) and [[charcoal|charcoal]] (3%). Ammonal was used in explosives in World War I and it is still used as an industrial [[explosive|explosive]]. Current mixtures usually contain ammonium nitrate (22%), TNT (67%) and aluminum (11%).
  
== Additional Information ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
[http://yarchive.net/explosives/aluminized.html http://yarchive.net/explosives/aluminized.html]
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonal (Accessed Mar. 20, 2006)
  
== Authority ==
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "chemical compound"  [Accessed October 17, 2001]. -
  
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonal (Accessed Mar. 20, 2006)
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* CoOL Conservation Distlist Jul 26 2001
 
 
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "chemical compound" Encyclopædia Britannica    [Accessed October 17, 2001]. -
 
 
 
* External source or communication  Comment: CoOL Conservation Distlist Jul 26 2001
 
  
  
  
 
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Description

An explosive mixture of Ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene (TNT), and powdered Aluminum. Ammonal was originally developed for mining in England in 1915. Early compositions used ammonium nitrate (65%), TNT (15%), aluminum (17%) and Charcoal (3%). Ammonal was used in explosives in World War I and it is still used as an industrial Explosive. Current mixtures usually contain ammonium nitrate (22%), TNT (67%) and aluminum (11%).

Resources and Citations

  • CoOL Conservation Distlist Jul 26 2001