Pumice stone is an ideal example of which type of the following?

Aphanitic

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Phaneritic

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Pyroclastic

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Vescicular

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Solution

The correct option is D
Vescicular

Vesicular forms contains gas bubbles or holes, or vesicles, trapped in the rock. This results in the formation of pumice stone.

Pumice is a kind of grey stone from a volcano and is very light in weight

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