An ammonium nitrate and fuel oil mixture, commonly used as a blasting agent. The manufacturer or user determines the proportions. It is commonly mixed with the addition of an "enhancer" such as magnesium or aluminum to increase the rate of burn.
Acronym for ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, a mixture used as a blasting agent in many mines.
An explosive material consisting of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil.
A powerful explosive created by mixing fertilizer and fuel oil together. ANFO bombs were used in the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing and the first World Trade Center attack as well as other terrorist attacks around the world. See Bomb, Explosion, Explosives, Fertilizer Bomb.
Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil combination making a high explosive.
ANFO stands for ammonium nitrate/fuel oil (most often diesel fuel, sometimes kerosene or even molasses). It is by far the most widely used explosive in coal mining, quarrying, metal mining, and civil construction: it accounts for an estimated 80% of the 6,000,000,000 pounds (2,700,000 metric tons) of explosive used annually in North America.
