PUMICE INFORMATION

Pumice is a soft, friable natural abrasive. It is produced in more than 10 particle sizes from very fine powder to granules and even in lumps and boulders.

Pumice provides a great balance between moisture retention and air circulation to the roots of bonsai trees.  It is carefully graded and essentially free of fine material. It is additionally utilized for hydroponics as a soilless developing medium. Bonsai pumice is what many pros and serious bonsai enthusiasts use as an important component in their soil.

PUMICE USES

Pumice is broadly used in construction to make lightweight concrete, Concrete blocks and a fine-grained variant of pumice called pozzolan is blended with  cement. In manufacturing, it is used as a mild abrasive for surface finish, in pencil erasers, as a filler, with stone washed denim, anti-skid material, and a filter medium in water filtration, in cosmetics as a corrective beauty exfoliant, additive to soap,  for green products of all kinds, and progressively for the pet industry.

 

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Grades of PUMICE

DOMESTIC PUMICE Information

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PUMICE FILTRATION INFORMATION

These Pumice products are used in a variety of filtration applications including cartridge and open multi-media filters. The Pumice can replace sand, zeolite, and carbon-based filter media. The filtration Pumice are NSF-61 approved and meet AWWA B100 physical and chemical specifications.

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MINE GRADE PUMICE

This Pumice ranges from 1 1/4 inch aggregate to 1/4 inch granular material. These are often used in Horticulture, Landscaping, and Construction applications requiring lightweight aggregate materials.

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