pumice
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The pumice samples contained almost no platinum, with levels at or below detection limits.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2026
He died at Stabiae, a few miles south of Pompeii, gazing over a sea rendered unnavigable by pumice and strong opposing winds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Besides the acids and bacteria, the balls also contained volcanic rock pumice.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025
They had also visited Pompeii, the ancient Italian city buried under volcanic ash and pumice when Mt.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
The pumice rock minefield was dotted with stubborn weeds armed with sharp thistles, which poked up through the cheap layer of thin black plastic under the brick- colored lava bits.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
The upper Piton is unfitted for retaining water, which must percolate through its cinders, pumices, and loose matter into many a reservoir formed by blowing-holes.
From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Donkeys usually keep their hooves naturally pumiced by foraging for long miles over rocky ground.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2016
Her pumiced spear at the ready, Sosie crouched behind the bush to watch and wait.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
The horse would be equally free from "drop" and "pumiced" sole, seedy toe, thrush, and kindred complaints.
From Rational Horse-Shoeing by Russell, John E.
This is done by means of the drawing-knife and the rasp, the ugly-looking pumiced foot being carefully cut and trimmed until, so far as outward appearances are concerned, it is perfectly normal.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
Calyste went up a staircase the steps of which were well pumiced and the landings filled with flowering plants.
From Beatrix by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
I decided to ham it up, doing my best Michael Jackson moonwalk, pumicing my bare feet as I dragged them awkwardly across concrete.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
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Earth Science - Middle School
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