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SCIENCE|natural and applied sciences|earth sciences
slíogart Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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Bimsstein | Bims
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Definition pyroklastisches vulkanisches Gestein mit hoher Porosität Reference DIN EN 12670:2002: Naturstein– Terminologie, S. 29
pumice stone | pumice
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Definition light-coloured, highly vesicular rock in which small, closely-spaced vesicles are separated by very thin walls of glass Reference "US National Park Service. 'Pyroclasts and Pyroclastic Rocks' (26.3.2024)"
Comment It is usually formed in highly explosive pyroclastic eruptions.