Sorry it's taken so long to reply - rampant apathy!
Lithofracteur: Manufactured in 1866 by Engels, near Cologne.
"LITHIFRACTEUR is a nitro - glycerine compound made by Messers. Krebs of
Cologne.
According to Nobel, Ulex, sworn chemist of Hamburg, analysed a sample and
found it to contain:
Nitro - glycerine 70 parts
Nitrate of barium 5 parts
Coal dust 2 parts
Infusorial earth (Kieselguhr) 23 parts
According to Trauzl, lithofracteur explodes at 248 degrees Fah., and is
more sensitive to variations of temperature than ordinary dynamite."
The above was taken from "Observations of Rock Boring Machinary" a paper
which John Darlington presented to the Mining Institute of Cornwall in 1879.
Rick Stewart.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Baden Bradford" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 9:21 AM
Subject: LITHOFACTEUR
> Fellow Listers.
> I wonder if some one can please give me some 'Info' on the old mining
> explosive "Lithofacteur".
> I came across the above used in two Gold Mines I'm researching, in the
> period 1873.
> The mines were the Try Again, and Hamlin Gold Mining Co. in the Humbug
> Scrub, South Australia, these two mines were adjoining the main gold mine
> the Lady Alice Gold Mining Company.
> I would be glad for any help I can get.
> Thank you for reading this.
> Take Care,
> Roger B Bradford, Of Elizabeth, South Australia.
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