Mineral resource of the month: Pumice and pumicite
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Abstract
Pumice is an extrusive igneous volcanic rock formed through the rapid cooling of air-pocketed lava, which results in a low-density, high-porosity rock. Fine-grained pumice, or pumicite, is defined as minute grains, flakes, threads or shards of volcanic glass, with a size finer than 4 millimeters.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Mineral resource of the month: Pumice and pumicite |
| Series title | Earth |
| Volume | November 2015 |
| Year Published | 2015 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | AGI |
| Contributing office(s) | National Minerals Information Center |
| Description | HTML Document |