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The term pumice (pumice) is an Italian word. It has different names in different languages. For example, in French Ponce, in English (coarse grain) Pumice, (fine-grained) Pumicite, in German (coarse) Bims, (fine-grained) Bimstein. In Turkish, it is known by many names such as pumice stone, foam stone, callus stone... Classified Raw perlite is preheated and transferred to the vertical furnace. Under the heat shock of 800 - 1000 ºC, it expands with the effect of the steam coming out of its body and turns into a foam aggregate consisting of glassy grains. This phenomenon is called expanded perlite. Expanded perlite is light and white in different sizes... The name vermiculite is derived from the Latin word "vermiculare", which means breeding worms. Vermiculite has an important use in agriculture as a soil conditioner due to its very low density. It has an important usage area in buildings as insulation material. due to its insulating properties.