Hello Steemians
I found this pumice stone in Guatemala.
Pumice is created when super-heated, highly pressurized rock
is violently ejected from a volcano. The rough texture and
porosity is due to the rapid depressurization and quick
cooling causing the gases to exsolve.
Usually light in colour, and very light in weight, it will....
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actually float in the water.
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That is very cool and a great addition to #FridaysRock.
Thank you!
Kansuze told me about it...
I like rocks, not much of a collection though.
Many of my rocks that I have posted don't belong to me! Good luck finding rocks to take pictures of!
Thank you for sharing this in the #fridaysrock tag. Very interesting!
Glad to see you enjoyed it.
Thank you!
I love rocks, all rocks. I eat them for breakfast, and this one looks tasty! Thanks for sharing. I would have never guessed that this thing would float!
#rockhound is the tag for rockhounds! Manually curated by @rockhounds / @bitfiend! Share your rocks!
How long ago were you in Guatemala? It's on my list.
I was a kid, my Aunt taught there, we stayed in a little village of mud huts, no joking, we had the only cement structure for living in. Saw things no tourist ever see...was quite an experience.
Do you know exactly where you were there? I have an internet friend with a B&B on Lake Atitlan.
It was near Zacapa, but we went everywhere, Lake Atitlan, Livingston, a really cool town Chichicastenango was at the top of a mountain, and Guatemala city, I have a ton of pics, but all b&w prints. Think it was 1972.
I'm playing with the new camera.
Teased me with that comment before....I'm expecting big things from you...lol
What did you get?
I have the right memory for it now. I got a Canon SX620 HS. (And I'm still figuring it out.) My first Canon camera.
This is the first camera I've had where when you point it out a window, you can get a photo of the screen! I might need to be upgraded to use it!