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Extremely vesicular, frothy, natural glass, having a high (60–75%) silica content and low density. In some cases it will float on water. Usually, but not always, it is of pyroclastic origin. See also reticulite; and vesicle.
From: pumice in A Dictionary of Earth Sciences »
Subjects: Earth Sciences and Geography.
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