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pumice

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pumice(-stone)

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Soon the entire island was covered in ash and pumice up to 3 m (10 ft) high. en.wikipedia.org

Pumice can be seen on the forest floor, indicating previous volcanic activity. en.wikipedia.org

Widespread pumice deposits from volcanic time gave rise to a pumice industry, which for a long time was an income earner for the communitys inhabitants. en.wikipedia.org

It consists of rhyolitic obsidian lava domes and pumice deposits (which are mined in huge quantities). en.wikipedia.org

The platform walls are of fine workmanship, being built with well-cut and carefully fitted pumice. en.wikipedia.org

Its climate is cold and windy, due to the neighboring snowclad heights, and the barren, pumice-covered tableland on which it stands. en.wikipedia.org

Most pumice contains tubular microvesicles that can impart a silky or fibrous fabric. en.wikipedia.org

Another 18 acre over a former pumice mine were later bought for athletic fields. en.wikipedia.org

The headwaters of many small streams, which later turn into large rivers, gouge deep serrated valleys through the unconsolidated ash and pumice-rich earth. en.wikipedia.org

Instead, erosion ate away at it, in the form of acid leaching, and broke down much of its pumice content. en.wikipedia.org

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