Properties of Shale and Pumice

Shale

Pumice

Properties of Pumice and Shale

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

Grain Size

Very fine-grained

Fine Grained

Fracture

Not Available

Planar

Streak

White

White, Greenish White or Grey

Porosity

Highly Porous

Luster

Dull

Earthy

Compressive Strength

95.00 N/mm²

51.20 N/mm²

Cleavage

Slaty

Perfect

Toughness

2.6

Specific Gravity

2.2-2.8

2.86

Transparency

Opaque

Density

2.4-2.8 g/cm³

0.25-0.3 g/cm³

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

0.39 kJ/Kg K

0.87 kJ/Kg K

Resistance

Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant

Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant

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Shale vs Pumice Properties

Properties of Shale and Pumice play an important role in determining the type of rock. Along with Shale vs Pumice properties, get to know more about Shale Definition and Pumice Definition. For the ease of understanding, the properties of rocks are divided into physical and thermal properties. Rocks have a variety of properties like hardness, color, specific gravity, fracture, cleavage, luster etc. Know all about physical and thermal properties of Shale and Pumice.