New Members Jill S. Posted August 4 New Members Share Posted August 4 Hello! This little item was found today on a beach in Scotland, UK. We have no idea what it is and wondered if anyone had any suggestions please? It has barely any weight to it and is approximately 2 inches x 1 inch. Many thanks in advance! Jill 🏴🥃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daves64 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Looks like pumice. Have you tried floating it in some water? 3 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jill S. Posted August 4 Author New Members Share Posted August 4 1 minute ago, daves64 said: Looks like pumice. Have you tried floating it in some water? Nope, but I can give it a go! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 There isn't any pumice in Scotland (or the rest of the British Isles). With gas bubbles like that, it's most likely man made, industrial slag or building material. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jill S. Posted August 4 Author New Members Share Posted August 4 7 minutes ago, TqB said: There isn't any pumice in Scotland (or the rest of the British Isles). With gas bubbles like that, it's most likely man made, industrial slag or building material. Well that's disappointing! 😂 We were taking part in a monthly beach clean today - should have just put it in with the rubbish! I was wondering why it was so light - it has barely any weight. I'm assuming the shape then has come from tumbling in the sea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 1 hour ago, TqB said: There isn't any pumice in Scotland (or the rest of the British Isles). With gas bubbles like that, it's most likely man made, industrial slag or building material. Do they import bags of pumice for use as a bed in gas grills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 15 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Do they import bags of pumice for use as a bed in gas grills? I don't know. But we should add "possible imported pumice" to the ID. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 (edited) Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) - a frequently used building material (at least in Germany). Edited August 4 by oilshale 3 1 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Pumice is found around the coast of scotland and Ireland it gets transported by ocean currents from iceland and is sometimes found in archaeoligical coastal sites dating back to the neolithic. Some have been dated to specific known past eruptions of Katla. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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