tufa
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.: Compare travertine.
(not in technical use) tuff2.
Origin of tufa
1Other words from tufa
- tu·fa·ceous [too-fey-shuhs, tyoo-], /tuˈfeɪ ʃəs, tyu-/, adjective
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How to use tufa in a sentence
From this second turning, the gallery continued close to the line of separation of the marls and the tufas.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2 | Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.Going up the Rio Negro, one sees the grey sandstones and Tertiary tufas which form the cliffs, on both sides of the lower valley.
The Argentine Republic | Pierre Denis
British Dictionary definitions for tufa
/ (ˈtjuːfə) /
a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime: Also called: calc-tufa
Origin of tufa
1Derived forms of tufa
- tufaceous (tjuːˈfeɪʃəs), adjective
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Scientific definitions for tufa
[ tōō′fə ]
A soft, friable, and porous sedimentary rock consisting of calcium carbonate and formed by the evaporation of water, especially at the mouth of a hot spring or on a drying lakebed. It is similar to, but harder than, travertine.
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