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What causes a rock to be porous?

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Space between the particles of the rock.

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What cause rock to be igneous rock?
It starts with molten material [magma], when volcanic activity starts the molten material turns into igneous rock.
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What rocks are porous?
These are some porous rocks: chalk, limestone, sandstone, pumice, scoria.
What is a porous rock?
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What is porous rocks?
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