Perlite is a glassy yolcanic rock which will upon Tap id and controlled heating, expand or ''pop" into a frothy aterial of low bulk density -valued as a lightweight aggregate. Occurrences and commercial deposits of perli te are iknown throughout the world as well~exposed flows and domes of Tertiary and Quaternary age like most of the -volcanic …
Perlite is a glassy yolcanic roc~which 'fill upon rapid and controlled heating, expand or l:lpop" into a frothy material of low bulk density -valued as a ,lightweight aggregate. Occurrences and commercial• deposits of perli te are known throughout the world as well~exposed flows and domes of Tertiary and Quatern~ry age like most of ~he volcan…