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To: VadeRetro

What is pumice?


19 posted on 06/01/2004 10:22:46 AM PDT by RussianConservative (Xristos: the Light of the World)
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To: RussianConservative

Pumice is a frozen-foam lava. Often it is less dense than water.


20 posted on 06/01/2004 10:24:30 AM PDT by VadeRetro
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To: RussianConservative

You can find pumice rock on the beaches of the eastern Mediterranean. It is like sponge and if you throw it into the sea it floats back on the next wave.


29 posted on 06/01/2004 3:40:35 PM PDT by RightWhale (Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
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