Cordoba

Córdoba 

a province in Argentina. Córdoba is located mainly in the Dry Pampa, which is cut by several rivers, including the Dulce, Cuarto, and Quinto. To the west is the Sierra de Córdoba (elevations up to 2,884 m). Area, 168,900 sq km; population, 2,100,000 (1970, approximately 70 percent urban). The capital is the city of Córdoba. Beryllium and tungsten ores are mined. Córdoba is rich in hydroelectric resources and supplies a substantial amount of Argentina’s electric power. The main sectors of industry are machine-building (Córdoba), nonferrous metallurgy (Rio Tercero), food-processing, and the manufacture of leather footwear. Livestock raising is the predominant form of agriculture; cereal and oil crops (primarily peanuts) are grown. Flowers and vegetables are cultivated on irrigated lands.

Table 1. Components of some cordite powders (in percent)
Powder	High-nitrogen nitrocellulose	Low-nitrogen nitrocellulose	Nitroglycerin	Stabilizer	Residual volatile solvent	Potassium nitrate	Magnesium oxide	Water
Mortar cordite (USSR)...............	64.0	—	33.6	1 (centralite) 0.3 (petrolatum)	0.5	—	0.2	0.4
Gun maxim (USA)...............	78.0	8.0	9.0	2 (urea)	1.5	—	—	1.5
Rifle solenite (Italy)...............	35.0	30.0	33.0	1 (centralite)	0.5	—	—	0.5
Sports-gun excite (Great Britain)...............	63.0	—	29.0	5 (petrolatum)	0.3	2.0	—	0.7