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Vessicular Rocks. Eg Scoria and Pumice.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoPumice is the ONLY rock that floats.
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Can pumice rocks float to the Florida coast?
Pumice rocks have been known to float across oceans.
Do all rocks sink?
It depends on the type of rock. A rock like sandstone would not sink if it is a small peice. Small rocks can float. That's when its called silt.
Can a shale rock float?
No. Shale sinks like almost all rocks.
Magma tends to rise toward Earth's surface principally because?
Magma tends to rise towards Earth's surface primarily because rocks become less dense when they melt. The hotter the magma, the more the rocks are likely to "float," if you will.
Continents float on the Earth's mantle because continental rocks are 'blank' than mantle rock.?
Continental rock is less dense than mantle rock.
Do rocks float?
Well rocks don't float because they are a solid with no air.
Can pumice rocks float to the Florida coast?
Pumice rocks have been known to float across oceans.
Does black rocks float?
No rocks float, irrespective of color with the exception of pumice, a solidified lava froth.
Will rocks float on dead sea?
No
Why do some rocks float while other rocks sink?
the density
Why do pumice rocks float?
it has holes in it and has kelfrigis
What rocks just float in space?
asteroids
How many rocks can float?
one. Pumice.
Are there any rocks that float on water?
Pumice.
Why do rocks float to the bottom not the top?
Because rocks are more dense than water
Can setimentary rocks float?
No they will sink or break apart
What are somethings that can not float in water?
rocks, metals ect.
