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Gelignite
Gelignite
, also known as
blasting gelatin
or simply
jelly
, is an
explosive material
consisting of
collodion
-
cotton
(a type of
nitrocellulose
or
gun cotton
) dissolved in either
nitroglycerine
or
nitroglycol
and mixed with
wood pulp
and
saltpetre
(
sodium nitrate
or
potassium nitrate
).
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