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Bookmark or Share- Tuff | Volcanic Ash, Igneous Rock & Pyroclastic Materialtuff, a relatively soft, porous rock that is usually formed by the compaction and cementation of volcanic ash or dust. (The Italian term tufa is sometimes restricted to the soft, porous, sedimentary rock formed by the chemical deposition of calcite, or calcium carbonate, or silica from water as sinter.)
- Tuff Rock | Properties, Formation, Uses » Geology ScienceTuff rock, also simply known as “tuff,” is a type of sedimentary rock that forms from the consolidation of volcanic ash and other volcanic debris. It is a unique rock type that results from explosive volcanic eruptions, during which a mixture of hot ash, rock fragments, and gases is expelled into the atmosphere.
- Tuff - an igneous rock of explosive volcanic eruptions. - Geology.comWhat is Tuff? Tuff is an igneous rock that forms from the products of an explosive volcanic eruption. In these eruptions, the volcano blasts rock, ash, magma and other materials from its vent. This ejecta travels through the air and falls back to Earth in the area surrounding the volcano.
- TUFF | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryTUFF definition: 1. a way of writing tough 2. a way of writing tough. Learn more.
- Tuff - WikipediaTuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption. Following ejection and deposition, the ash is lithified into a solid rock. Rock that contains greater than 75% ash is considered tuff, while rock containing 25% to 75% ash is described as tuffaceous (for example, tuffaceous sandstone).
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