Pumice

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Our pumice is a near-white used to polish surfaces on wood, and added to chalk and gesso grounds to give it tooth.

Our pumice is a near-white, milled volcanic glass that has many uses in fine arts. Add pumice to paint to give it a matte appearance when dried, to add texture and to increase body without tinting the color. Pumice can also be added to grounds to give it "tooth" and as an abrasive to smooth and polish substrates and grounds.

This grade of white pumice is used to polish surfaces such as wood, and added to chalk and gesso grounds to give it tooth. This grade of pumice is white so it will not discolor grounds. Use this grade to add fine texture to paint and to give it a matte appearance.

Pumice is formed when lava from an erupting volcano flows onto the earth's surface and cools. The comparatively low atmospheric pressure at the surface results in the sudden release of steam and other dissolved gases from the still molten mass, thereby producing bubbles. This creates the pocked appearance familiar in "lava rock" used for gas grill briquettes and landscape rock. Pumice deposits are only found within a few miles of ancient volcanoes.

Our pumice is from a deposit located in Espanola, New Mexico. The ore is mined from open pits and then transported to the plant where it is crushed, milled and dried. It is then processed through a modern classification system to produce a rigorously controlled and consistently uniform product. Our pumice products are 100% natural materials. No synthetic chemicals or other materials are added during mining or processing. The superior properties of our pumice products result from both the unique high purity, low-density pumice deposit and the exacting process procedures.

Typical Physical Properties
Medium GradeFine Grade
Partile Size Range0.04 to 0.2 mm (80 to 325 Mesh)80% finer than 44 microns (325 Mesh)
Reflectance (green filter)8080
Refractive Index1.51.5
pH (10% in water)99
Specific Gravity2.132.22
Bulk Density, lbs/cu ft4148
Hardness, Mohs5.55.5
Moisture, %< 1< 1
Oil Absorption45 g oil / 100 g45 g oil / 100 g

 

Typical Chemical Analysis
Compound% by Weight
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)75
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)12
Phosphate (K2O)4
Sodium Oxide (Na2O)4
Iron Oxide (Fe2O)< 2
Calcium Oxide (CaO)< 2
Magnesium Oxide (MgO)< 2
Titanium Dioxide (TiO2)< 2

 

Sieve Analysis
Size No.Opening InchesOpening MicronsMedium GradeFine Grade
% Retained% Retained
800.0069177
1000.0058149
1200.0049125
1400.0041105
1700.003588
2000.002974
3250.00174420
Pan< 0.0017< 4480
Total100%100%
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SKU510-13PU
BrandRublev Colours
VendorNatural Pigments
Processing TimeUsually ships the next business day.
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