A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Pumice, Mono County, California |
|---|---|
| Description | Pumice, a type of igneous rock, is mostly made of volcanic glass and air holes. The holes are vesicles, bubbles that were in the magma at the time it solidified. Pumice is generally associated with rhyolite, and is often accompanied by thicker layers of obsidian. This sample is 9 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ California ▹ Mono |
| Photographer | Mike Davis. 2001-04-26. |
| Collection | Ward’s University Rock Collection #107. |
| Key words | pumice, California |
| Tech details | 683 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 415 |
 | |