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What is the difference between a vesicular igneous rock and a nonvesicular igneous rock?
Vesicular rocks contain lots of small cavities, usually filled with air. Non- vesicular ones don't have these holes. Vesicles are formed when magma suddenly rushes out on to the surface and its dissolved gases come out of solution, blowing bubbles in the liquid rock which are preserved as it cools quickly and sets. An example of a vesicular rock is pumice.
What is a rock that is full of tiny air spaces said to be?
vesicular
What type of rock has holes in it?
Volcanic rocks with gas bubbles are called vesicular. This, however, is a descriptive term rather than an actual rock types. Some vesicular volcanic rocks include pumice, scoria, and vesicular basalt.
Lava rock with air pockets?
Scoria and pumice are vesicular igneous rocks.
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 is the difference between vesicular basalt and non vesicular basalt?
Vesicular basalt has small rounded voids called vesicules formed by the molten rock cooling and freezing around pockets of gas. It looks a lot like a rock hard sponge. Non vesicular basalt is a normal solid rock.
What is the difference between a vesicular igneous rock and a nonvesicular igneous rock?
Vesicular rocks contain lots of small cavities, usually filled with air. Non- vesicular ones don't have these holes. Vesicles are formed when magma suddenly rushes out on to the surface and its dissolved gases come out of solution, blowing bubbles in the liquid rock which are preserved as it cools quickly and sets. An example of a vesicular rock is pumice.
What type of rock has little to no grain development and has a vesicular texture?
A rock with little to no grain development and a vesicular texture is typically called a vesicular rock. It is formed from a volcanic eruption, where gases trapped in the lava create bubbles or vesicles. The most common example is vesicular basalt.
Is pumice rock vesicular and glassy?
Yes. Pumice is so fine-grained, often times it's crystals are vesicular and glassy.
Is pumice metalic?
No. Pumice is a glassy vesicular volcanic rock.
Is pumice a metal?
No. Pumice is a glassy vesicular volcanic rock.
What is a rock that is full of tiny air spaces said to be?
vesicular
What type of volcanic rock is extremely vesicular and glassy?
Pumice
Is tuff a word?
yes a porous vesicular rock or stone
What rock has air bubbles in it?
I may be wrong, but it might be volcanic rock.
What are the properties of scoria rock?
Scoria is a highly vesicular (porous), dark colored volcanic rock.
An igneous rock with lots of gas bubble voids has a?
It has a vesicular texture.
