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Bookmark or Share- Pumice - WikipediaPumice (/ ˈ p ʌ m ɪ s /), called pumicite in its powdered or dust form, is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough-textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals. It is typically light-colored.
- Pumice | Properties, Composition, Formation, UsesPumice is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough textural rock glass. It generally light colored. It is created when gas-saturated liquid magma erupts like a carbonated drink and cools so rapidly that the resulting foam solidifies into a glass full of gas bubbles.
- Pumice - Minerals Education CoalitionDescription. Pumice is a type of extrusive volcanic rock, produced when lava with a very high content of water and gases is discharged from a volcano. As the gas bubbles escape, the lava becomes frothy. When this lava cools and hardens, the result is a very light rock material filled with tiny bubbles of gas.
- Pumice: Igneous Rock - Pictures, Definition & More - Geology.comWhat is Pumice? Pumice is a light-colored, extremely porous igneous rock that forms during explosive volcanic eruptions. It is used as aggregate in lightweight concrete, as landscaping aggregate, and as an abrasive in a variety of industrial and consumer products.
- What is Pumice? - WorldAtlasPumice has a vesicular matrix structure with primarily two types of vesicles. Namely, these are tubular micro-vesicles, and spherical or sub-spherical vesicles. With a porosity of 90%, pumice is also the only known rock that floats on water.
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