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Explosives in Stone Quarry

The document provides a detailed overview of various explosives used in stone quarrying, including their compositions and characteristics. Key explosives mentioned include Blasting Gelatin, Dynamite, and Gelignite, each with specific properties suited for different quarrying needs. It also highlights the evolution of explosives from traditional black powder to modern formulations like Rock-a-Rock and Liquid Oxygen Explosive.

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Explosives in Stone Quarry

The document provides a detailed overview of various explosives used in stone quarrying, including their compositions and characteristics. Key explosives mentioned include Blasting Gelatin, Dynamite, and Gelignite, each with specific properties suited for different quarrying needs. It also highlights the evolution of explosives from traditional black powder to modern formulations like Rock-a-Rock and Liquid Oxygen Explosive.

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Explosives Used in Stone Quarry

Explosive Composition Remarks


Blasting Gelatin ~92–93% Nitroglycerin + Very powerful, water-
~7–8% Nitrocellulose resistant, high detonation
(guncotton) velocity; used for hard rock
blasting.
Guncotton Nearly pure Nitrocellulose Fast-burning; used as base
(cotton treated with nitric & for other explosives; can be
sulfuric acids) used wet for safety.
Dynamite Nitroglycerin absorbed in Strong explosive; more
inert material (e.g., stable than pure
kieselguhr) + stabilizers nitroglycerin; widely
replaced by safer types.
Blasting Powder (Black Potassium Nitrate (~75%), Low explosive; produces
Powder) Charcoal (~15%), Sulfur more gas than shattering
(~10%) force; used for quarrying in
early days.
Rock-a-Rock Usually Ammonium Nitrate Trade name for quarry
+ Fuel Oil + sensitizers explosive; economical, bulk
use in large boreholes.
Cordite Nitroglycerin, Smokeless propellant;
Nitrocellulose, Petroleum stable, slow-burning;
Jelly mainly for firearms but
adaptable for blasting.
Lithofracteur Nitroglycerin + Kieselguhr + Early dynamite-type
sodium nitrate, rosin, sulfur explosive for quarrying;
now obsolete.
Gelignite Nitroglycerin, Potassium Plastic explosive; water-
Nitrate, Wood Pulp, Sodium resistant; safer to handle;
Nitrate good for quarry blasting.
Liquid Oxygen Explosive Liquid Oxygen absorbed in Made on-site; very
(LOX) porous fuel (e.g., powerful; insensitive until
carbonaceous material) oxygen added; not common
today.

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