Pumice tuff

Japanese: 軽石凝灰岩 - かるいしぎょうかいがん(英語表記)pumice tuff
Pumice tuff
A type of glassy tuff. Chemically, it is composed of whitish glass fragments derived from relatively silicic magma.

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Japanese:
ガラス質凝灰岩の一つ。化学成分上,比較的ケイ長質なマグマに由来する,色の白っぽいガラスの破片から成るもの。

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