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wad2 CONSTRUCTSWad (Mineralogy)DEER · MINERALOGYWad (Ballistics)HEARD · BALLISTICS

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Mineralogy

An earthy, impure mixture of manganese oxides occurring as a soft black ore.

In mineralogy, wad refers to An earthy, impure mixture of manganese oxides occurring as a soft black ore. This meaning comes from Deer (2013) in An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals. Here wad is not the disc or column of material separating powder from shot (or sealing a bore) in a cartridge.[1]

Unit
mineral / ore
Recovery means
field and XRD identification
Measured by
Mn-oxide content

Ballistics / ammunition

The disc or column of material separating powder from shot (or sealing a bore) in a cartridge.

In ballistics / ammunition, wad refers to The disc or column of material separating powder from shot (or sealing a bore) in a cartridge. This meaning comes from Heard (2008) in Handbook of Firearms and Ballistics. Here wad is not an earthy, impure mixture of manganese oxides occurring as a soft black ore.[2]

Unit
cartridge component
Recovery means
cartridge sectioning; pattern testing
Measured by
obturation; shot pattern

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References

  1. Deer, W. A., Howie, R. A., & Zussman, J. (2013). An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals. Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland. https://doi.org/10.1180/dhz
  2. Heard, B. J. (2008). Handbook of Firearms and Ballistics: Examining and Interpreting Forensic Evidence. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470694589

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