The pore spaces (known as vesicles) in pumice are a clue to how it forms. The vesicles are actually gas bubbles that were trapped in the rock during the rapid cooling of a gas-rich frothy magma. The material cools so quickly that atoms in the melt are not able to arrange themselves into a crystalline structure.umice is produced in two forms: rock pumice and pumicite. Pumicite is a name given to very fine grained pumice (less than 4 millimeters in diameter down to submillimeter sizes).
Post and lintel construction is recognized by its simple vertical and horizontal design, in which a pair of vertical supports are set in the ground or a foundation, and a horizontal structure is balanced on top of them.
In the case of a brick masonry wall, lintels mayconsist of reinforced brick masonry, brick masonry arches,precast concrete or structural steel shapes. Regardlessof the material chosen for the lintel, its prime function is tosupport the loads above the opening, and it must bedesigned properly.