{"product_id":"pumice","title":"Pumice","description":"\u003cp\u003eVOLCANIC PUMICE STONES FROM MT. MEAGER CANADA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese wonderfully light natural Pumice stones are lovingly hand harvested by a local family in Mt. Meager in British Columbia, Canada.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMt. Meager is the only known source of natural Pumice in all of Canada.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThese are gathered from a site nearest the volcano's vent where the Pumice is naturally purest.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe stones are not treated in any way.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThey are gently tumbled to smooth out the sharp edges.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe froth from Lava \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePumice is a volcanic rock that is a solidified frothy lava typically created when super-heated, highly pressurized rock is violently ejected from a volcano.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt's basically lava froth or solidified foam!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is formed from lava with a high content of water and gases.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen the molten rock is effervescing to the point of forming a froth and then solidifies, pumice is the result.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThis unusual formation is due to the simultaneous actions of rapid cooling and rapid depressurization.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe depressurization creates bubbles by lowering the solubility of gases (including water and CO2) dissolved in the lava, so that they rapidly exsolve (like the bubbles of CO2 that appear when a carbonated drink is opened).The simultaneous cooling then freezes the bubbles in the matrix. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eLIGHT AS AIRPumice has numerous open spaces or vesicles in the form of round bubbles, linear tubes or irregular cavities.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThere is so much porosity in pumice that there is often more empty space than actual rock and in fact some pumice can float on water.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSome ocean related volcanoes have produced what are known as pumice rafts, which are actual floating mini islands made of rock.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThese pumice islands can exist for years floating along the ocean currents.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSome may have been responsible for the distribution of island hopping animals and plants of the Pacific Ocean.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSome pumice islands have been found with plants actually growing on them.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlass\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePumice is actually a kind of glass and not a mixture of minerals.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePumice differs from obsidian in that obsidian is all glass and lacks the extensive vesicles (which is basically a bubble of liquid within another liquid) of pumice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's everywhere\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis amazing stone is found all around us and we don't realize it.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt is used in the cosmetics industry as an exfoliating pad, scouring stones and as an additive in creams and lotions.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePumice's hardness makes it useful as an abrasive and its light weight gives it an advantage for use as large decorative rocks for landscaping.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIts porous nature makes it a natural for filters.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Magic of Pumice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePumice is not often thought of as a metaphysical stone.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe can learn a lot about a stone's metaphysical properties by learning about its physical properties.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen I began to delve into the physical qualities of this stone, I was amazed.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThen these magical stone beings shared a song that took me even deeper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese Pumice stones vary in size but average 3\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Song of Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default 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