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Pumice ( /ˈpʌmɪs/),
called pumicite in its
powdered or dust form, is a
volcanic rock that
consists of
extremely vesicular rough-textured
volcanic gl****...
- A
pumice raft is a
floating raft of
pumice created by some
eruptions of
submarine volcanoes or
coastal subaerial volcanoes.
Pumice rafts have
unique characteristics...
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Pumice Desert is a dry
meadow in
Crater Lake
National Park. It
covers 3,055
acres (4.8 sq mi; 12.4 km2) and is
located along the
North Entrance Park Road...
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important mineral resource.
Italy is one of the world's
leading producers of
pumice, pozzolana, and feldspar.
Another notable resource is marble, especially...
- The
large volume of low
density pumice produced by the
eruption ac****ulated as a
large area of
floating pumice, a
pumice raft, that was
originally covering...
- paper,
crushed apricot kernel or
almond s****,
sugar or salt crystals,
pumice, and
abrasive materials such as sponges, loofahs, brushes, and fingernails...
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Volcanic cones are
among the
simplest volcanic landforms. They are
built by
ejecta from a
volcanic vent,
piling up
around the vent in the
shape of a cone...
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gases to a
height of 33 km (21 mi),
erupting molten rock and
pulverized pumice at the rate of 6×105
cubic metres (7.8×105 cu yd) per second. More than...
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taking dust baths, in
which they roll
around in
special dust made of fine
pumice, a few
times a w****; they do not
bathe in water.
Their thick fur resists...
- removed. The
molten fuel hit the
water and
cooled into a light-brown
ceramic pumice,
whose low
density allowed it to
float on the water's surface.
Unaware of...
