Pumice
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Oceanography
The 150km2 stone block floats on the Pacific Ocean
The giant pumice mass formed after an underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga and will drift to the coast of Australia in another 7-12 months.
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Ancient East African stones provide a clue about rare volcanoes
The rock found in a remote mountain edge in East Africa gave scientists new knowledge about a strange volcano - a more dangerous volcanic mechanism than previously thoug…
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Decipher the mysterious stone capable of floating on the water
Scientists have found a mechanism to help pumice float for years, as well as their sinking and floating phenomenon.
Environment
Greece's most beautiful island is low because of the burning stone
The furniture often shakes slightly, the gas escapes from the ground, the ground is higher than the phenomena that occur on the Greek island of Santorini after the magma…
Environment
Discovered drifting rocks in exotic seas in the Pacific Ocean
This strange phenomenon described by witnesses is shaped like a floating ice block, actually made up of lightweight pumice stones erupting from an underwater crater.
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101 interesting things about the earth (Term 1)
We live on a sphere full of strange and unique things. In essence, it is not a sphere, but a wild planet, looming with eroded volcanoes, shaken by earthquakes.