pumice
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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
The Paiute-Shoshone Indians later chipped away at the red pumice stone, which exposed the lighter rock minerals underneath, according to the Bureau of Land Management.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025
A wide residential and commercial block, known as "Region 9", is being cleared of several metres of overlying pumice and ash thrown out by Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024
In addition to lava, volcanos eject large amounts of pumice, ashes and gases as a fast-moving flow, known as "pyroclastic flow," and its sediments are a valuable data source on past eruptions.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024
The ship wandered from island to island—there were about eighteen in all—and Darwin ventured ashore, scrambling through the pumice, collecting birds, plants, and lizards.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing pumice
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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Rocks and Minerals - Middle School and High School
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