SILVER STAR #4
SOURCE:Shimizu
COMMENTS: A fire dust with sparks from the metal powder is obtained. It looks as if red, yellow, and green twinkling fire particles were mixed together.
PREPARATION (parts by weight):
| CHEMICAL | PERCENT/PARTS | AMOUNT |
| Potassium nitrate | 0.500 | |
| Sulfur | 0.175 | |
| Pine charcoal | 0.075 | |
| Aluminum (somewhat coarse flake) | 0.075 | |
| Magnalium | 0.015 | |
| Antimony trisulfide | 0.025 | |
| Realgar | 0.075 | |
| Soluble glutinous rice starch | 0.060 | |
Total | ||
The potassium nitrate, sulfur, and pine charcoal are previously mixed densely, as in the manufacture of black powder.
