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Titanite crystal model. Titanite, or sphene (from Ancient Greek σφηνώ (sphēnṓ) 'wedge'), [5] is a calcium titanium nesosilicate mineral, Ca Ti Si O 5.Trace impurities of iron and aluminium are typically present.
Further modifications of its burning rate were achieved by shaping the powder grains into prismatic shapes, typically single-perforated hexagonal or octagonal prisms. They became obsolete as a propellant due to the introduction of nitro-explosive propellants such as Poudre B , in France, and later by Nobel's ballistite and, in Britain, by cordite .
The MIL-STD-1168 is a set of standard codes used to identify munitions (ammunition, explosives and propellants). It was designed to replace the previous confusing Ammunition Identification Code (AIC) system used by the United States Army Ordnance Department.
The mineral is also referred to as lavulite, luvulite, and royal azel by gem and mineral collectors. [3] In Japan, sugilite is found as yellowish-white to colourless, and is not good for jewellery. [6] Sugilite on Matrix, Wessels Mine in Northern Cape Province, South Africa, size: 2.4 × 2.1 × 1.2 cm Sugilite owl and mouse, height 9 cm (3.5 in)
ISIS-inspired New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar prepared a "very rare explosive compound" in the two homemade bombs he planned to detonate on Bourbon Street, police said.
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a small amount of a more powerful secondary explosive, directly in contact with the primary, and called "base" or "output" explosive, able to carry out the detonation through the casing of the detonator to the main explosive device to activate it. Explosives commonly used as primary in detonators include lead azide, lead styphnate, tetryl, and ...
The White House urged the FCC to force U.S. telecoms to improve security after nine were breached in the "Salt Typhoon" Chinese hacking campaign.