Pumice and Adakite Definition

Definition of Pumice and Adakite

The general Pumice and Adakite definition can be stated as: Pumice is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals. On the other hand, Adakite is an intermediate to felsic volcanic rock that has geochemical characteristics of magma which is said to be formed by partial melting of altered basalt that is subducted below volcanic arcs. Along with definition of Pumice and Adakite, get to know about Properties of Pumice and Adakite. Get to know more information about Pumice and Adakite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Pumice and Adakite

The history of Pumice and Adakite gives information about where the rock was found and who was its discoverer. Almost each and every aspect of Earth's history is recorded in rocks be it the volcanoes which were erupted or the plants, animals and organisms which are now extinct, as rocks are present from millions of years.

Pumice and Adakite Origin and Discoverer

Pumice and Adakite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Pumice and Adakite. In this section, you will know about Pumice and Adakite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Pumice is Spain whereas Origin of Adakite is Adak, Aleutian Islands. It is interesting to know the name of Pumice and Adakite discoverer. The Discoverer of Pumice is Unknown and the discoverer of Adakite is Defant and Drummond.

Etymology of Pumice and Adakite

Along with Pumice and Adakite definition, know more about the etymology of Pumice and Adakite. Etymology of Pumice and Adakite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Pumice and Formation of Adakite. The etymology of Pumice is From Old French pomis, from a Latin dialect variant of pumex while that of Adakite is From Old French pomis, from a Latin dialect variant of pumex. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Pumice and Adakite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Pumice and Adakite are listed below.

For Pumice,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Volcanic
• Other Categories: Fine grained rock and Opaque rock

For Adakite,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Volcanic
• Other Categories: Fine grained rock, Medium grained rock and Opaque rock