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Carbonite (explosive)

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Carbonite was one of the earliest and most successful coal-mining explosives.[1] It is made from such ingredients as nitroglycerin, wood meal, and some nitrate as that of sodium; also nitrobenzene, sulfur, and diatomaceous earth. Carbonite was invented by Bichel of Schmidt and Bichel.[who?][2]

The term Carbonite can refer to these things:

References

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  1. ^ Dictionary of Explosives, Arthur Marshall, p. 18
  2. ^ A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry, Thomas Edward Thorpe, p. 468
  3. ^ The Manufacture of Explosives, Oscar Guttman, p. 231