Ammonium nitrate 90 Wood meal 5 Dinitro-benzene } Chlorinated naphthalene } 5 =Neu ANAGON.=--A German blasting explosive containing not more than 70 per cent. of ammonium nitrate, zinc-aluminium alloy and charcoal. =ANCHORITE.=--A coal-mine explosive of the Favier type, formerly on the Permitted List. It was made by Kynoch-Arklow, Ltd. _Date of Permit_ 13-5-14 Ammonium nitrate 34·3 Sodium nitrate 33·3 Ammonium chloride 20·2 Trinitro-toluene 12·2 Limit charge 14 oz. Power (swing of ballistic pendulum) 2·73” =ANILIT.=--A German explosive containing not less than 70 per cent. of ammonium nitrate, not more than 5 per cent. of sugar, and copper sulphate-aniline or copper oxalate-aniline. =ANILITE.=--A French liquid explosive of the Sprengel class used for aerial bombs. =ANTIGEL DE SÛRETÉ.=--A Belgian coal-mine explosive-- Nitroglycerine 25 Sodium nitrate 20 Dinitro-toluene 15 Ammonium sulphate 5 Cellulose } Wood meal } 35 The Charge limite is 900 grammes, which is equivalent to 524 grammes of dynamite No. 1. The composition is the same as that of Ingélite. It is a low-freezing nitroglycerine explosive. =APHOSITE.=--A coal-mine explosive formerly on the Permitted List-- Ammonium nitrate 60 Potassium nitrate 29·5 Charcoal 4 Wood meal 4 Sulphur 2·5 *=APYRITE.=--A nitrocellulose smokeless powder formerly made in Sweden by the Société Grakrut. =ARKITE.=--A coal-mine explosive made by Kynoch, Ltd. The original composition which passed the Woolwich Test was-- Nitroglycerine 52·5 Nitrocotton 3·5 Potassium nitrate 22 Wood meal 7 Ammonium oxalate 15 The proportions were modified, and the following passed the Rotherham Test, and was on the Permitted List-- ARKITE NO. 2. _Date of Permit_ 7-4-14 Nitroglycerine 32 Nitrocotton 1 Potassium nitrate 27 Wood meal 10 Ammonium oxalate 30 Limit charge 40 oz. Power (swing of ballistic pendulum) 2·41” It has now been repealed. =ASTRALIT.=--An ammonium nitrate explosive containing a little blasting gelatine, made by the Dynamit A. G. Nobel of Hamburg. It has been used largely in Germany for a variety of purposes. Astralit I and II are defined as consisting of ammonium nitrate, charcoal, vegetable meal, not more than 15 per cent. of aromatic nitro-bodies not more dangerous than trinitro-toluene, not more than 4 per cent. of blasting gelatine; also paraffin oil.