Assertion: gunpowder | /r/ObjectUse | used as a blasting powder
Facets:
value: in mining
type: LOCATION
value: widely
type: DEGREE
value: because of its incendiary properties
type: CAUSE
value: in road building
type: LOCATION
value: in quarrying
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Because of its incendiary properties and the amount of heat and gas volume that it generates, gunpowder has been widely used as a propellant in firearms, artillery, rockets, and fireworks, and as a blasting powder in quarrying, mining, and road building.