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What are some household items made out of igneous rock?

PumiceMany building materials are made of granite such as counter tops in homes. Pumice, shown in the photo on the left, is also used in products such pumice stones which are used to smooth rough feet and in Lava Soap which is used to remove grease from hands.

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Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Rocks on March 12th, 2009

One Response to “What are some household items made out of igneous rock?”

  1. k, on May 9th, 2016 at 9:12 am Said:

    this was kind of usefull

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