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Meaning of "pumicite" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUMICITE

ˈpjuːmɪˌsaɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUMICITE

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Pumicite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PUMICITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pumice

Pumice /ˈpʌmɨs/, called pumicite in its powdered or dust form, is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals. It is typically light colored. Scoria is another vesicular volcanic rock that differs from pumice in having larger vesicles and thicker vesicle walls and being dark colored and denser. Pumice is created when super-heated, highly pressurized rock is violently ejected from a volcano. The unusual foamy configuration of pumice happens because of simultaneous rapid cooling and rapid depressurization. The depressurization creates bubbles by lowering the solubility of gases that are dissolved in the lava, causing the gases to rapidly exsolve. The simultaneous cooling and depressurization freezes the bubbles in the matrix. Eruptions under water are rapidly cooled and the large volume of pumice created can be a shipping hazard.

Definition of pumicite in the English dictionary

The definition of pumicite in the dictionary is a fine-grained pumice-like ash.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUMICITE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUMICITE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PUMICITE

benedicite · boracite · brucite · calcite · chalcocite · cite · dacite · dulcite · excite · hydrozincite · incite · kamacite · leucite · lucite · miscite · omphacite · phenacite · pollucite · recite · zincite

Synonyms and antonyms of pumicite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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pumicite
1,325 millions of speakers
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pumicita
570 millions of speakers
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pumicite
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pumicite
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pumicite
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pumicite
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pumicite
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pumicite
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Pumicite
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pumicite
180 millions of speakers
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軽石粉
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pumicite
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Pumicite
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pumicite
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pumicite
75 millions of speakers
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प्यूमसाइट
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pumicite
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pumicite
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pumicite
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pumicite
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pumicite
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pumicite
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pumicite
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUMICITE»

Discover the use of pumicite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pumicite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Schedule A
Pumicite or volcanic ash. — The uses of this ingredient have been so well set forth in the Nebraska Geological Survey, volume 4. part 27, page 388, et seq., that we are again tempted to quote Mr. Barbour : "Although the uses of pumicite are ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means, Joseph Warren Fordney, 1921
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Symposium on Use of Pozzolanic Materials in Mortars and ...
Pumice particles up to 6 mm. and altered pumicite (n = 1.488) constitute 50 per cent of tuff. 25 per cent montmorillonite-type clay. Remainder is fragments of basalt and crystals. Variegated, soft. Composed of glass (n = 1,492) 5 per cent; ...
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Minerals Yearbook, 2008, V. 1, Metals and Minerals
In 2008, U.S. pumice and pumicite production was 791,000 metric tons (t). This was a decrease of 38% compared with that of 2007, when the United States produced 1 .27 million metric tons (Mt). The overall value of pumice production in 2008 ...
Geological Survey (U S ), 2011
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OF1998-01: Mineral and energy resource assessment of the ...
They are less frequently exploited for pumice or pumicite than are air-fall deposits . Reworked deposits are bedded pumice or pumicite accumulations that are formed by transport and redeposition of pyroclastic material by water. Reworked  ...
Joseph V. Tingley, Stephen B. Castor, Steven I. Weiss, Larry J. Garside, Jonathan G. Price, Daphne D. LaPointe, Harold F. Bonham, Jr., and Thomas P. Lugaski
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Pumicite may be sufficiently pure and abundant to have potential economic value . Tuffaceous pumicite and pumiceous tuffs are abundant in parts of the Green- water volcanics and the Funeral formation. The purest pumicite is part of the tuff ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1961
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Units S1-S5 are units of the Huckleberry Ridge Tuff of differing lithology than those seen in the quarry part of the section: S1, gray pumicite; S2, reddish- orange pumicite; S3 and S4, black obsidian; S5, welded tuff (slumped). Photograph by ...
‎1989
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Petrography Applied to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates
A test block comprised of five panels was constructed near the downstream face of the dam using different mixes of varying low-alkali cement and pumicite pozzolan contents. The cement was a low-heat, low-alkali (about 0.5 percent NajO ...
Bernard Erlin, David Stark, 1990
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Mineral Commodity Summaries, 1996
It is estimated that in 1996 domestic mine production of pumice and pumicite will remain around 540,000 tons, with U.S. apparent consumption at approximately 750,000 tons. Imports, mainly from Greece, continue to maintain markets on the ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1996
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Pumicite may be sufficiently pure and abundant to have potential economic value . Tuffaceous pumicite and pumiceous tuffs are abundant in parts of the Green- water volcanics and the Funeral formation. The purest pumicite is part of the ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1963
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Mineral resources of the Teton corridor, Teton County, ...
PUMICITE Pumicites occur in the Colter Formation and at the bases of members A and B of the Huckleberry Ridge Tuff. The thickest and perhaps the purest deposit is a 50-foot (15-m) snowy-white soft water-laid bed in the upper middle part of ...
John David Love, J. C. Antweiler, Frank E. Williams, 1975

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUMICITE»

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Research and Markets: Pumice and Pumicite Global Market Review …
The report presents a thorough study of pumice and pumicite, covering both global and regional markets. It aims to give a proper picture of the market, its trends, ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
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Cement Returns to Its Sustainable Roots
Grabbing nearby ingredients (volcanic ash, pumicite, and fly ash, as example), they cooked up new types of cements, each with specific characteristics. «Green Prophet, Sep 12»
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New Vermiculite Suppliers Boost Availability, but Market …
... and processing of pumice 202 16 World production of pumice/pumicite 203 16.1 Production of pumice/pumicite by company 205 17 Producers and processors ... «PR Newswire, Oct 11»
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