Why does pumice have holes and pockets?
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➡️ The pore spaces (known as vesicles) in pumice are a clue to how it forms.
➡️ The vesicles are actually gas bubbles that were trapped in the rock during the rapid cooling of a gas-rich frothy magma.
➡️ The material cools so quickly that atoms in the melt are not able to arrange themselves into a crystalline structure.
The pore spaces (known as vesicles) in pumice are a clue to how it forms. The vesicles are actually gas bubbles that were trapped in the rock during the rapid cooling of a gas-rich frothy magma. The material cools so quickly that atoms in the melt are not able to arrange themselves into a crystalline structure.
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