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Pumice is classified as a felsic, glassy, highly vesicular, extrusive igneous rock.
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What is the Fracture type of pumice?
The fracture type of the Pumice rock is either jagged or splintery. The Pumice has both fracture and cleavage type.
Which term describes a material that is full of tiny connected air spaces?
a rock that is full of tiny, connected air spaces is PERMEABLE
How are pumice rocks mined?
Pumice is an extrusive igneous rock (meaning that it is formed when lava breaks through the earth's crust and hardens on contact with the air). This also means that deposits are found very close to the Earth's surface, and is mined using the drift mine method, in which an open pit is dug. Pumice is removed from the pit as ore, which is a large piece of rock containing the mineral, and is tehn sifted and separated.
Describe can metomorphic rock are classified what are the characteristics of rocks in each of these classifications?
they are classified by how they are classified
If you hammered a nail into pumice what would happen Into granite?
I think I will stay the same or it will break
Which of Slate Granite Shale or Pumice is classified as a sedimentary rock?
The answer is Shale. Slate is a metamorphic rock derived from shale, granite is an intrusive igneous rock, and pumice is a vesicular extrusive igneous rock.
What rock is the highest porosity?
Pumice or some variant thereof. Pumice floats on water also, and is an ingredient in certain exfoliating soaps. It comes in many varieties, and is classified as an Igneous rock.
Is pumice white or is pumice gray?
Pumice can be white, gray, or even pink.
Is pumice magnetic?
No. Pumice is not magnetic.
Is pumice organic?
No. Pumice is inorganic.
How did pumice get here?
how did pumice get here
What rock form from molten?
Rocks formed from solidified molten rock are classified as igneous rock. Examples would be basalt, granite, gabbro, pumice, obsidian, and rhyolite.
Is pumice metallic or nonmetallic?
Pumice is nonmetallic.
Does pumice have small grains?
No. Pumice does not have grains.
What metamorphic rock can float?
Pumice.
Does pumice really need holes to be pumice?
Yes. Pumice is defined as being highly vesicular.
Is a pumice rock a rock or a mineral?
Pumice is an extrusive igneous rock, not a mineral.
