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Mixture of compounds.
Red gum, or accaroid resin, is one of the most widely used organic fuels in modern pyrotechnics and is particularly effective with Potassium perchlorate. It is made from the excretions of Grass Trees (Xanthorrhoea Genus), native to Australia. Most of the worlds product originates from Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Historically a different resin by the same name has been sold, which was extracted from waste products of the Eucalyptus timber industry. Red gum is soluble in many conventional solvents; alcohols, ethers, and ketones. Ethanol, methanol, acetone, isopropanol and butanone are commonly used in pyrotechnic preperation. It also has use as a binder.
Red gum is not particularly dangerous or toxic.
Saline aqua starComposition 16.8 Barium nitrate 10.5 Barium carbonate 4.5 Copper carbonate 9.5 Magnalium (-200 mesh) 6.2 Red gum 15 Parlon |
Shimizu Blue star IComposition |
Shimizu Blue star IIComposition |
Shimizu Green ammon brilliantComposition |
Shimizu green starComposition |
Shimizu Red star #1Composition |
Shimizu Violet star I |
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Veline's aqua starComposition 33.66 Potassium perchlorate 18.64 Barium nitrate 11.54 Barium carbonate 2.88 Copper (II) oxide 14.42 Parlon 5.58 Red gum 9.61 Magnalium (200 mesh) 3.85 Dextrin |
Veline's blue starComposition |