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Definitions of pumice in various dictionaries:
noun - a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas
verb - rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen
A light, porous, glassy lava, used in solid form as an abrasive and in powdered form as a polish and an abrasive.
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Formed from solidified lava, this type of rock actually floats |
You gotta lava this rock, whose name means "foam"; it floats & makes a great abrasive |
This stone used to smooth the feet has also been used to whiten the teeth |
The name of this foamy volcanic rock is an alteration of the Latin word meaning "foam" |
Trachyte & rhyolite are the most common varieties of this porous igneous volcanic rock |
This frothy volcanic rock floats on water |
After floating on the surface of the ocean for several weeks, this volcanic rock eventually sinks to the bottom |
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a very light and porous volcanic rock formed when a gas-rich froth of glassy lava solidifies rapidly. |
a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas used as an abrasive |
a type of grey, light stone that is used in pieces or as a powder for rubbing things to make them smooth: |
A light, porous, glassy lava, used in solid form as an abrasive and in powdered form as a polish and an abrasive. |
To clean, polish, or smooth with pumice. |
Pumice description |
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Pumice ( ), 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. Scoria is another vesicular volcanic rock that differs from pumice in having larger vesicles, thicker vesicle walls and being dark colored and denser.Pumice is created when super-heated, highly pressurized rock is violently ejected from a volcano. The unusual foamy configuration of pumice happens because of simultaneous rapid cooling and rapid depressurization. The depressurization creates bubbles by lowering the solubility of gases (including water and CO2) that are dissolved in the lava, causing the gases to rapidly exsolve (like the bubbles of CO2 that appear when a carbonated drink is opened). The simultaneous cooling and depressurization freezes the bubbles in a matrix. Eruptions under water are rapidly cooled and the large volume of pumice created can be a shipping hazar |