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Pumice is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals
From Old French pomis, from a Latin dialect variant of pumex
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Beige, Grey, Light Green, Light Grey, Pink, White, Yellow- grey
Decorative Aggregates, Flooring, Homes, Interior Decoration
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Paving Stone
As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate, In landscaping and horticulture, Making natural cement, Production of lightweight concrete blocks
As an abrasive in skin exfoliating products, In Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry, Medicines and Cosmetics
As a traction material on snow-covered roads, As an abrasive in pencil erasers, Fine abrasive used for polishing, Manufacture of Soap, Solvents, Dyes, Plastics and Fibres, Used in aquariums
Pumice rock forms when the magma cools so quickly that atoms in the melt are not able to arrange themselves into a crystalline structure.
Aluminum Oxides, Calcite, Carbonate, Iron Oxides, Silica
Al, Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Carbon Dioxide, MgO, Silicon Dioxide
Burial Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion
White, Greenish White or Grey
Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant
Afghanistan, Indonesia, Japan, Russia
Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Turkey
Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, USA
Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru
New Zealand, Western Australia
Quartzite is a non-foliated metamorphic rock that forms by the metamorphism of pure quartz Sandstone
Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Light Grey, Purple, White, Yellow
Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Flooring, Homes
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Paving Stone
Arrowheads, As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, Cutting Tool, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Production of Glass and Ceramics, Rail Track Ballast, Roadstone
Artifacts, Jewellery, Monuments, Sculpture
An Oil and Gas Reservoir, As armour rock for sea walls, Cemetery Markers, Commemorative Tablets, In aquifers, Laboratory bench tops, Petroleum reservoirs, Soil Conditioner, Source of Magnesia (MgO), Tombstones, Used in aquariums
Orthoquartzite and Metaquartzite
Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock
Quartzite forms from sandstone and the mineral quartz being put under extreme heat and pressure.
Chlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Kyanite, Magnetite, Muscovite or Illite, Quartz
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, MgO, Sodium Oxide, Silicon Dioxide
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion
Uneven, Splintery or Conchoidal
Transparent to Translucent
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant
China, India, Israel, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey
Ethiopia, Morocco, South Africa, Zimbabwe
England, Italy, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, United Kingdom
Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela
New Zealand, Queensland, Western Australia