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⚫ in its powdered or dust form, is a ] that consists of highly ] rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals. It is typically light colored. ] is another vesicular volcanic rock that differs from pumice in having larger vesicles, thicker vesicle walls and being dark iq8s8hw8dwsf8qyeh8ye8qeh8he8uhef8uheyhdg8weh*GHw8e7hfuhefuhq8ufh8uq3whf8uqh8uh8uhwq8uhcolored and denser.<ref name="JacksonOthers2005a">Jackson, J.A., J. Mehl, and K. Neuendorf (2005) ''Glossary of Geology'' American Geological Institute, Alexandria, Virginia. 800 pp. {{ISBN|0-922152-76-4}}</ref><ref name="McPhieOthers1993a">McPhie, J., M. Doyle, and R. Allen (1993) ''Volcanic Textures A guide to the interpretation of textures in volcanic rocks'' Centre for Ore Deposit and Exploration Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania..198 pp. {{ISBN|9780859015226}}</ref>
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⚫ '''Pumice''' ({{IPAc-en|pron|ˈ|p|ʌ|m|ᵻ|s}}), called '''pumicite''' in its powdered or dust form, is a ] that consists of highly ] rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals. It is typically light colored. ] is another vesicular volcanic rock that differs from pumice in having larger vesicles, thicker vesicle walls and being dark colored and denser.<ref name="JacksonOthers2005a">Jackson, J.A., J. Mehl, and K. Neuendorf (2005) ''Glossary of Geology'' American Geological Institute, Alexandria, Virginia. 800 pp. {{ISBN|0-922152-76-4}}</ref><ref name="McPhieOthers1993a">McPhie, J., M. Doyle, and R. Allen (1993) ''Volcanic Textures A guide to the interpretation of textures in volcanic rocks'' Centre for Ore Deposit and Exploration Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania..198 pp. {{ISBN|9780859015226}}</ref>


Pumice is created when super-heated, highly pressurized rock is violently ejected from a ]. The unusual foamy configuration of pumice happens because of simultaneous rapid cooling and rapid depressurization. The depressurization creates bubbles by lowering the ] of gases (including ] and ]) that are dissolved in the lava, causing the gases to rapidly ] (like the bubbles of CO<sub>2</sub> that appear when a carbonated drink is opened). The simultaneous cooling and depressurization freezes the bubbles in a ]. Eruptions under water are rapidly cooled and the ] can be a shipping hazard for cargo ships.<ref>{{cite web|last=Redfern|first=Simon|title=Underwater volcano creates huge floating islands of rock, disrupts shipping|url=http://phys.org/news/2014-04-underwater-volcano-huge-islands-disrupts.html|work=]|publisher=Omicron Technology Ltd|accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref> Pumice is created when super-heated, highly pressurized rock is violently ejected from a ]. The unusual foamy configuration of pumice happens because of simultaneous rapid cooling and rapid depressurization. The depressurization creates bubbles by lowering the ] of gases (including ] and ]) that are dissolved in the lava, causing the gases to rapidly ] (like the bubbles of CO<sub>2</sub> that appear when a carbonated drink is opened). The simultaneous cooling and depressurization freezes the bubbles in a ]. Eruptions under water are rapidly cooled and the ] can be a shipnfuhrugfuwhwf8uqe8u4u8heeeeeeeeeeeeeerw8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888g|url=http://phys.org/news/2014-04-underwater-volcano-huge-islands-disrupts.html|work=]|publisher=Omicron Technology Ltd|accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref>


==Properties== ==Properties==
Pumice is composed of highly ] glass ] with very thin, translucent bubble walls of ] ]. It is commonly,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Venezia|first=A.M.|author2=Floriano, M.A. |author3=Deganello, G. |author4=Rossi, A. |title=Structure of pumice: An XPS and 27Al MAS NMR study|journal=Surface and Interface Analysis|date=July 1992|volume=18|issue=7|pages=532–538 |doi=10.1002/sia.740180713}}</ref> but not exclusively of ] or ] to intermediate in composition (e.g., ], ], ], ], ], ]), but ] and other compositions are known. Pumice is commonly pale in color, ranging from white, cream, blue or grey, to green-brown or black. It forms when ]es exsolving from viscous ] form bubbles that remain within the viscous magma as it cools to glass. Pumice is a common product of explosive eruptions (] and ]-forming) and commonly forms zones in upper parts of silicic lavas. Pumice has an average ] of 90%{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}, and initially floats on water. Pumice is composed of highly ] glass ] with very thin, translucent bubble walls of ] ]. It is commonly,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Venezia|first=A.M.|author2=Floriano, M.A. |author3=Deganello, G. |author4=Rossi, A. |title=Structure of pumice: An XPS and 27Al MAS NMR study|journal=Surface and Interface Analysis|date=July 1992|volume=18|issue=7|pages=532–538 |doi=10.1002/sia.740180713}}</ref> but not exclusively of ] or ] to intermediate in composition (e.g., ], ], ], ], ], ]), but ] and other compositions are known. Pumice is commonly pale in color, ranging from white, cream, blue or grey, to green-brown or black. It forms when ]es exsolving from viscous ] form bubbles that remain within the viscous magma as it cools to glass. Pumice is a common product of explosive eruptions (] and ]-forming) and commonly forms zones in upper parts of silicic lavas. Pumice has an average ] of 90%{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}, and initially floats on water.


] differs from pumice in being denser. With larger vesicles and thicker vesicle walls, it sinks rapidly. The difference is the result of the lower viscosity of the magma that forms scoria. When larger amounts of gas are present, the result is a finer-grained variety of pumice known as '''pumicite'''. Pumice is considered a glass because it has no ] structure. Pumice varies in density according to the thickness of the solid material between the bubbles; many samples float in water. After the explosion of ], ] drifted through the Pacific Ocean for up to 20 years, with tree trunks floating among them.<ref>{{cite journal |last=De Vantier |first=L.M.|year=1992|title=Rafting of tropical marine organisms on buoyant coralla |journal=Marine Ecology Progress Series |volume=86 |pages= 301–302|url=http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/86/m086p301.pdf |accessdate=2007-07-14 |quote=Trunks and pumice that washed ashore at Keeling Atoll in the early 1900s had been drifting for some 20 years, since the eruption of Krakatoa 1000 km to the northeast in 1883 (] 1912) |doi=10.3354/meps086301|bibcode=1992MEPS...86..301D}}</ref> In fact, pumice rafts disperse and support several marine species.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Bryan |first=S.E. |author2=A. Cook |author3=J.P. Evans |author4=P.W. Colls |author5=M.G. Wells |author6=M.G. Lawrence |author7=J.S. Jell |author8=A. Greig |author9=R. Leslie |year=2004 |title=Pumice rafting and faunal dispersion during 2001–2002 in the Southwest Pacific: record of a dacitic submarine explosive eruption from Tonga |journal=Earth and Planetary Science Letters |volume=227 |pages= 135–154|url=http://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~jasone/publications/bryanetal2004.pdf |accessdate=2007-07-14 |quote=The abundance and variety of fouling taxa, coupled with the long dispersal trajectory (>&nbsp;3500&nbsp;km) and period of pumice flotation (≥&nbsp;1&nbsp;year), confirm the importance of sea-rafted pumice as a long-distance dispersal mechanism for marine organisms|doi=10.1016/j.epsl.2004.08.009 |bibcode=2004E&PSL.227..135B}}</ref> In 1979, 1984 and 2006, underwater volcanic eruptions near ] created large pumice rafts, {{Citation needed span|text=some as large as {{convert|30|km|sp=us}}|date=October 2016|reason=}} that floated hundreds of kilometres to ].<ref name="PumiceRafts">{{cite web|url=http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=7124|title=New Island and pumice raft in the Tongas|last=|first=|date=16 November 2006|publisher=]|access-date=23 October 2016|work=]}}</ref><!-- Size not in citation that applies to the rest of the sentence, should probably be expressed as an area too. --> ] differs from pumice in being denser. With larger vesicles and thicker vesicle walls, it sinks rapidly. The difference is the result of the lower viscosity of the magma that forms scoria. When larger amounts of gas are present, the result is a finer-grained variety of pumice known as '''pumicite'''. Pumice is considered a glass because it has no ] structure. Pumice varies in density according to the thickness of the solid material between the bubbles; many samples float in water. After the explosion of ], ] drifted through the Pacific Ocean for up to 20 years, with tree trunks floating among them.<ref>{{cite journal |last=De Vantier |first=L.M.|year=1992|title=Rafting of tropical marine organisms on buoyant coralla |journal=Marine Ecology Progress Series |volume=86 |pages= 301–302|url=http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/86/m086p301.pdf |accessdate=2007-07-14 |quote=Trunks and pumice that washed ashore at Keeling Atoll in the early 1900s had been drifting for some 20 years, since the eruption of Krakatoa 1000 km to the northeast in 1883 (] 1912) |doi=10.3354/meps086301|bibcode=1992MEPS...86..301D}}</ref> In fact, pumice rafts disperse and support several marine species.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Bryan |first=S.E. |author2=A. Cook |author3=J.P. Evans |author4=P.W. Colls |author5=M.G. Wells |author6=M.G. Lawrence |author7=J.S. Jell |author8=A. Greig |author9=R. Leslie |year=2004 |title=Pumice rafting and faunal dispersion during 2001–2002 in the Southwest Pacific: record of a dacitic submarine explosive eruption from Tonga |journal=Earth and Planetary Science Letters |volume=227 |pages= 135–154|url=http://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~jasone/publications/bryanetal2004.pdf |accessdate=2007-07-14 |quote=The abundance and variety of fouling taxa, coupled with the long dispersalaij8ushuhihiijiiguj9deg89uaqhej0IAGIJ<)DJ im ast brookstoneschoolorajectory (>&nbsp;3500&nbsp;km) and period of pumice flotation (≥&nbsp;1&nbsp;year), confirm the importance of sea-rafted pumice as a long-distance dispersal mechanism for marine organisms|doi=10.1016/j.epsl.2004.08.009 |bibcode=2004E&PSL.227..135B}}</ref> In 1979, 1984 and 2006, underwater volcanic eruptions near ] created large pumice rafts, {{Citation needed span|text=some as large as {{convert|30|km|sp=us}}|date=October 2016|reason=}} that floated hundreds of kilometres to ].<ref name="PumiceRafts">{{cite web|url=http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=7124|title=New Island and pumice raft in the Tongas|last=|first=|date=16 November 2006|publisher=]|access-date=23 October 2016|work=]}}</ref><!-- Size not in citation that applies to the rest of the sentence, should probably be expressed as an area too. -->


There are two main forms of vesicles. Most pumice contains tubular microvesicles that can impart a silky or fibrous fabric. The elongation of the microvesicles occurs due to ] elongation in the volcanic conduit or, in the case of pumiceous lavas, during flow. The other form of vesicles are subspherical to spherical and result from high ] during eruption. There are two main forms of vesicles. Most pumice contains tubular microvesicles that can impart a silky or fibrous fabric. The elongation of the microvesicles occurs due to ] elongation in the volcanic conduit or, in the case of pumiceous lavas, during flow. The other form of vesicles are subspherical to spherical and result from high ] during eruption.
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in its powdered or dust form, is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals. It is typically light colored. Scoria is another vesicular volcanic rock that differs from pumice in having larger vesicles, thicker vesicle walls and being dark iq8s8hw8dwsf8qyeh8ye8qeh8he8uhef8uheyhdg8weh*GHw8e7hfuhefuhq8ufh8uq3whf8uqh8uh8uhwq8uhcolored and denser.

Pumice is created when super-heated, highly pressurized rock is violently ejected from a volcano. The unusual foamy configuration of pumice happens because of simultaneous rapid cooling and rapid depressurization. The depressurization creates bubbles by lowering the solubility of gases (including water and CO2) that are dissolved in the lava, causing the gases to rapidly exsolve (like the bubbles of CO2 that appear when a carbonated drink is opened). The simultaneous cooling and depressurization freezes the bubbles in a matrix. Eruptions under water are rapidly cooled and the large volume of pumice created can be a shipnfuhrugfuwhwf8uqe8u4u8heeeeeeeeeeeeeerw8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888g|url=http://phys.org/news/2014-04-underwater-volcano-huge-islands-disrupts.html%7Cwork=Phys.org|publisher=Omicron Technology Ltd|accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref>

Properties

Pumice is composed of highly microvesicular glass pyroclastic with very thin, translucent bubble walls of extrusive igneous rock. It is commonly, but not exclusively of silicic or felsic to intermediate in composition (e.g., rhyolitic, dacitic, andesite, pantellerite, phonolite, trachyte), but basaltic and other compositions are known. Pumice is commonly pale in color, ranging from white, cream, blue or grey, to green-brown or black. It forms when volcanic gases exsolving from viscous magma form bubbles that remain within the viscous magma as it cools to glass. Pumice is a common product of explosive eruptions (plinian and ignimbrite-forming) and commonly forms zones in upper parts of silicic lavas. Pumice has an average porosity of 90%, and initially floats on water.

Scoria differs from pumice in being denser. With larger vesicles and thicker vesicle walls, it sinks rapidly. The difference is the result of the lower viscosity of the magma that forms scoria. When larger amounts of gas are present, the result is a finer-grained variety of pumice known as pumicite. Pumice is considered a glass because it has no crystal structure. Pumice varies in density according to the thickness of the solid material between the bubbles; many samples float in water. After the explosion of Krakatoa, rafts of pumice drifted through the Pacific Ocean for up to 20 years, with tree trunks floating among them. In fact, pumice rafts disperse and support several marine species. In 1979, 1984 and 2006, underwater volcanic eruptions near Tonga created large pumice rafts, some as large as 30 kilometers (19 mi) that floated hundreds of kilometres to Fiji.

There are two main forms of vesicles. Most pumice contains tubular microvesicles that can impart a silky or fibrous fabric. The elongation of the microvesicles occurs due to ductile elongation in the volcanic conduit or, in the case of pumiceous lavas, during flow. The other form of vesicles are subspherical to spherical and result from high vapor pressure during eruption.

  • Illustrates the porous nature in detail. Illustrates the porous nature in detail.
  • Rocks from the Bishop tuff, uncompressed with pumice on left; compressed with fiamme on right. Rocks from the Bishop tuff, uncompressed with pumice on left; compressed with fiamme on right.
  • A 15-centimeter (5.9 in) piece of pumice supported by a rolled-up U.S. 20-dollar bill demonstrates its very low density. A 15-centimeter (5.9 in) piece of pumice supported by a rolled-up U.S. 20-dollar bill demonstrates its very low density.

Natural sources

In 2011, Italy and Turkey led pumice mining production at 4 and 3 million tonnes respectively; other large producers at or exceeding a million tonnes were Greece, Iran, Chile and Syria. Total world pumice production in 2011 was estimated at 17 million tonnes.

Russia

Pumice can be found in the Kamchatka Peninsula area due to the Pacific volcanic belt.

United States

In United States, pumice is mined in Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, California, New Mexico and Kansas (ordered by production). U.S. production of pumice and pumicite in 2011 was estimated at 380,000 tonnes, valued at $7.7 million.

Uses

Pumice is widely used to make lightweight concrete or insulative low-density cinder blocks. When used as an additive for cement, a fine-grained version of pumice called pozzolan is mixed with lime to form a light-weight, smooth, plaster-like concrete. This form of concrete was used as far back as Roman times. Roman engineers used it to build the huge dome of the Pantheon and as construction material for many aqueducts.

It is also used as an abrasive, especially in polishes, pencil erasers, and the production of stone-washed jeans.

Personal care

In personal care, pumice is used as a skin exfoliants. "Pumice stones" are often used in beauty salons during the pedicure process to remove dry and excess skin from the bottom of the foot as well as calluses. It was also used in ancient Greek and Roman times to remove excess hair. Finely ground pumice is added to some toothpastes and heavy-duty hand cleaners (such as Lava soap) as a mild abrasive. Some brands of chinchilla dust bath are made of powdered pumice.

Horticulture

In horticulture, pumice is also used as a growing substrate for growing plants such as succulents and cacti. It is beneficial since it has moisture retention capability.

In 2011, 16% of pumice mined in the United States was used for horticultural purposes.

Industrial

Owing to its high demand particularly for water filtration, chemical spill containment, cement manufacturing, horticulture and increasingly for the pet industry, the mining of pumice in environmentally sensitive areas has been under more scrutiny after such an operation was stopped in the U.S. state of Oregon, at Rock Mesa in the southern part of the Three Sisters Wilderness.

See also

References

  1. Jackson, J.A., J. Mehl, and K. Neuendorf (2005) Glossary of Geology American Geological Institute, Alexandria, Virginia. 800 pp. ISBN 0-922152-76-4
  2. McPhie, J., M. Doyle, and R. Allen (1993) Volcanic Textures A guide to the interpretation of textures in volcanic rocks Centre for Ore Deposit and Exploration Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania..198 pp. ISBN 9780859015226
  3. Venezia, A.M.; Floriano, M.A.; Deganello, G.; Rossi, A. (July 1992). "Structure of pumice: An XPS and 27Al MAS NMR study". Surface and Interface Analysis. 18 (7): 532–538. doi:10.1002/sia.740180713.
  4. De Vantier, L.M. (1992). "Rafting of tropical marine organisms on buoyant coralla" (PDF). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 86: 301–302. Bibcode:1992MEPS...86..301D. doi:10.3354/meps086301. Retrieved 2007-07-14. Trunks and pumice that washed ashore at Keeling Atoll in the early 1900s had been drifting for some 20 years, since the eruption of Krakatoa 1000 km to the northeast in 1883 (Wood-Jones 1912)
  5. Bryan, S.E.; A. Cook; J.P. Evans; P.W. Colls; M.G. Wells; M.G. Lawrence; J.S. Jell; A. Greig; R. Leslie (2004). "Pumice rafting and faunal dispersion during 2001–2002 in the Southwest Pacific: record of a dacitic submarine explosive eruption from Tonga" (PDF). Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 227: 135–154. Bibcode:2004E&PSL.227..135B. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2004.08.009. Retrieved 2007-07-14. The abundance and variety of fouling taxa, coupled with the long dispersalaij8ushuhihiijiiguj9deg89uaqhej0IAGIJ<)DJ im ast brookstoneschoolorajectory (> 3500 km) and period of pumice flotation (≥ 1 year), confirm the importance of sea-rafted pumice as a long-distance dispersal mechanism for marine organisms
  6. "New Island and pumice raft in the Tongas". NASA Earth Observatory. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 16 November 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  7. ^ Crangle, Robert D. Jr. (January 2012). "Pumice and pumicite - USGS Mineral Resources Program" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  8. Sherrow, V. 2001. For appearance' sake: the historical encyclopedia of good looks. Greenwood, ISBN 1-57356-204-1
  9. The Oregon Encyclopedia. Michael McCloskey (Sierra Club 2005)

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