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Lava rock-photos and the different forms

Ausbruch 2002 <---- Enlargegment
The photo shows very prettily the airy structure of the lava rock.


Lava rock is like you can prettily see here very similar to a sponge. There are different forms of lava rock. So there are this spongy, easy form and also firmer forms of lava rock. The airy version you can rather call foam, because it binds more oxygen by the emerging and creates a frothy structure with many air chambers. This foam is usually the uppermost layer of a lava roll. The lava lying under hardens often to very high density rock which is optimally for structural work.

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