Nitramex and Nitramon Explosives
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'''Nitramex and Nitramon Explosives''' are compositions of various [[chemical compound]]s. They are [[explosives]] based on [[ammonium nitrate]] and other ingredients such as [[paraffin wax]], [[aluminum]] and [[dinitrotoluene]]. The binding of these additional ingredients creates a more stable explosive. Nitramex and Nitramon have been replaced by more modern high explosives based on ammonium nitrate such as [[ANFO]].
==Nitramon==
A typical nitramon formula contains approximately 92 percent ammonium nitrate, 4 percent dinitrotoluene, and 4 percent paraffin wax.
==Nitramex==
Nitramex has much the same formula as nitramon with the addition of [[trinitrotoluene]] or TNT. This explosive was used in the removal of [[Ripple Rock]] by tunneling and placing large quantities of Nitramex 2H. This is known as one of the largest non-nuclear explosions to man kind.
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