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What happened during the formation of pumice to give it this characteristic?
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∙ 14y ago
it was cooled very very fast after it came out of the volcano giving it the bubbly, light feeling.
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Which process could lead directly to the formation of pumice rock?
The process that could directly lead to the formation of pumice rock is volcanice eruptions (explosive eruption of lava from a volcano).
Why pumice stone doesnot sink in water?
In short, pumice is less dense than water, so it floats. During the formation of pumice stone, air bubbles are incorporated into the stone itself. These air pockets make the overall mass of the stone much lower than you'd expect, and work like small floatation devices when the stone is placed in water.
What happened to pumice to make it so light?
It's a rock.
Eating pumice during pregnancy?
Pumice is a rock composed of volcanic glass. You shouldn't eat it period.
Which process could lead directly to the formation of a pumice rock?
Explosive eruption of lava from a volcano
What is the shape of pumice?
Pumice is a volcanic rock with no inherent mineral crystal shape or formation due to rapid cooling.
What happened pompeii?
it got buried by 15-18 ft of pumice and ash in 79AD
What rock floats on water?
Floating rocks: pumice. Non-floating rocks: all but pumice. Pumice can float on water because its density is so low, due to trapped bubbles of air which formed during its solidification from lava.
What is the light sort rock produed during volcanic eruption?
Pumice.
What major rock does pumice belong to?
Pumice forms from the eruption of volcanoes. It occurs from hot pressurized rock that gets ejected from the volcano during eruption.
What are the pulverized rock and lava and other fragments ejected from the vent of the volcano called?
Tephra.. (not pumice - Pumice is the light stone which forms during an eruption)
Is pumice fly ash?
No. Fly ash is ash left over from burning coal. Pumice is a porous rock produce during some volcanic eruptions.
