pumice

Example Sentences

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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