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Pumice forms from globules of lava that are launched into the air. Traveling through the air in such a fashion tends to cool hot objects fairly quickly.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoPumice is a vesicular igneous rock that has cooled very quickly from molten rock.
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∙ 12y agoYes, so that the gas bubbles within the lava are retained.
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∙ 12y agoBecause it is very hot in the mantel and the atmosphere is very cold compared to it.
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∙ 12y agopumice cool really quickly because it is an extrusive rock made from lava
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∙ 10y agobecause the crystal in the rock is very small
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∙ 11y agoquickly
quickly
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What light frothy extrusive rock is formed when lava cools so fast that it trap pockets of air inside?
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Pumice normally doesn't have any grains at all. It would be very unusual for it to have grains. Just like Obsidian, Pumice is cooled too fast to have any grains in it. One of the biggest differences between them is that Pumice is cooled with pockets of air while Obsidian has a glassy look.
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What light frothy extrusive rock is formed when lava cools so fast that it trap pockets of air inside?
This is known as pumice.
