R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

65 Coyote Blasting
Copper chromite is the reaction product of copper oxide and chromium
oxide. It is an important catalyst for the burning of rocket propellants
and pyrotechnical compositions.
Specifications
Cordite
sieve analysis:
through mesh width 0.07 mm: at least 98%
through mesh width 0.04 mm: at least 90%
net content
CuO: at least 79%
not more than 85%
Cr2O3: at least 13%
not more than 19%
Fe2O3: not more than 0.35%
water-soluble matter: not more than 0.5%
Designation for double base (nitroglycerine-nitrocellulose) gun propellants
in the United Kingdom.
Coruscatives
This is the name given by the American worker Zwicky to pairs of
materials (other than the well-known thermites, W delay compositions)
which react with each other without formation of gas.
The exothermal nature of certain components may be surprisingly
high; the mixture Ti:Sb:Pb = 48:23:29 is primed at 570 °C (1060°F),
and the reaction temperature attains 1000 °C (1830°F). Other combinations
include magnesium-silicon, magnesium-tellurium, magnesium-tin
and magnesium-phosphorus.
Coyote Blasting
Kammerminensprengungen; sautage par grands fourneaux de mines
In coyote blasting, which is practiced in open-pit mining and in stone
quarries, tunnels are driven into the mined face and chambers are
drilled which can accommodate large quantities (up to several tons) of
explosives. The chambers – usually several chambers at once – are
charged, stemmed and detonated. They must be primed with the aid
of a W Detonating Cord.